Patent ID: 9237893
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections with an annular array of surgical staples, the apparatus comprising: a staple cartridge component including a plurality of surgical staples arranged in an annular array and a plurality of circumferentially arranged attaching members disposed on an inner wall thereof; an anvil component movable relative to the staple cartridge component between spaced apart and approximated positions to adjustably clamp the organ sections between the staple cartridge and anvil components; a buttress component configured to be positioned on a distal surface of the staple cartridge component, the buttress component including a buttress member and a plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs extending proximally from the buttress member, each tab of the plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs including an attaching member on an outer wall thereof, wherein the attaching members of the plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs of the buttress component correspond to, and are configured to engage, the plurality of circumferentially arranged attaching members of the staple cartridge component to securely position the buttress component on the staple cartridge component; and a cylindrical knife positioned radially outward of the attaching members of the plurality of circumferentially arranged tabs of the buttress component and radially inward of the plurality of circumferentially arranged attaching members of the staple cartridge assembly.