Patent ID: 11911034
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler, comprising:
a cartridge body having a plurality of staples disposed therein, the plurality of staples being configured to be deployed into tissue; and
an adjunct configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge body such that the adjunct can be attached to tissue by the plurality of staples in the cartridge body, the adjunct having an outer layer formed of an absorbable polymer and an inner layer that is encased within the outer layer to thereby maintain the inner layer in a compressed configuration prior to the adjunct being stapled to tissue;
wherein the outer layer includes first portions and second portions, and wherein the first portions are configured dissolve at a faster rate than the second portions.