Patent ID: 9622745
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical buttress for a surgical stapler having a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly, the surgical buttress comprising a body portion configured to substantially overlie either the staple cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly, the surgical buttress defining a distal attachment feature, a first proximal attachment feature, and a second proximal attachment feature in at least one lateral edge of the body portion, at least one of the distal attachment feature, the first proximal attachment feature, or the second proximal attachment feature being at least one recess defined in the at least one lateral edge of the body portion, the first proximal attachment feature being offset an axial distance from the second proximal attachment feature, the first proximal attachment feature positioned for registering with a proximal attachment point of the staple cartridge assembly, and the second proximal attachment feature positioned for registering with a proximal attachment point of the anvil assembly.