Patent ID: 11931039
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of using a surgical buttress loading assembly with a surgical stapling apparatus comprising:
sliding a surgical buttress loading assembly onto an anvil assembly or a staple cartridge assembly of a surgical stapling apparatus to position the anvil or staple cartridge assembly within a tubular body of a surgical buttress, the surgical buttress loading assembly including:
the surgical buttress including the tubular body and an elongate member extending from the tubular body; and
a surgical buttress applicator including a base and a handle releasably engaged with the base, the elongate member of the surgical buttress disposed within and extending through the handle, and the tubular body of the surgical buttress positioned within a cavity of the base;

detaching the handle of the surgical buttress applicator from the base; and
attaching the handle of the surgical buttress applicator to the elongate tubular body portion of the surgical stapling apparatus.