Patent ID: 9010609
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapling device for joining tissue portions, comprising: a handle assembly; a tubular body portion supported on a distal end of the handle assembly, the tubular body portion having a staple cartridge assembly containing a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array, the tubular body portion including an inner surface and an outer surface, a distal portion of the tubular body portion including at least one attachment portion defining a first cleat; an anvil assembly at a distal end of the surgical stapling device, the anvil assembly having a shaft for removably connecting the anvil assembly to the tubular body portion, the anvil assembly and tubular body portion being juxtaposed with respect to one another along the shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; a buttress material supported by the tubular body portion, the buttress material being disposed between the anvil assembly and the staple cartridge assembly; and an attachment member adapted for engagement with the tubular body portion and the buttress material to secure the buttress material to the tubular body portion, the attachment member defining a first end and a second end, the attachment member being adapted to engage the tubular body portion by insertion of at least one of the first and second ends thereof into the first cleat of the at least one attachment portion.