Patent ID: 9402627
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus, the end effector comprising: a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot; an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot; and a surgical buttress overlying and releasably retained on the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge or the anvil plate, the surgical buttress having a first longitudinal portion, a second longitudinal portion and middle longitudinal portion between the first and second longitudinal portions, the surgical buttress and including a proximal portion with a proximal edge and a distal portion with a distal edge, wherein the middle longitudinal portion is folded and configured to fit within the central longitudinal slot of the staple cartridge or the anvil plate, and wherein at least one of the proximal portion or the distal portion of the surgical buttress is folded against the bottom surface of the surgical buttress, and positioned immediately adjacent the bottom surface of the surgical buttress and the tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge or the anvil plate on which the surgical buttress is releasably retained.