Patent ID: 9277919
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61L,F04C,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A fastener cartridge assembly for a surgical instrument, the fastener cartridge assembly comprising: a support portion comprising a fastener cavity; a nonwoven compensator positioned relative to said support portion, wherein said nonwoven compensator comprises a plurality of nonwoven fibers, wherein said nonwoven compensator comprises a plurality of spring fibers, and wherein said plurality of spring fibers are dispersed throughout said plurality of nonwoven fibers; and a fastener moveable between an initial position and a fired position, wherein said fastener is at least partially positioned in said fastener cavity when said fastener is in said initial position, and wherein said fastener is configured to compress said nonwoven compensator when said fastener is moved between said initial position and said fired position.