Patent ID: 7988027
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a handle having a movable part mounted to the handle; an elongate tubular member extending distally from the handle member; an end effector assembly mounted on a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the end effector assembly including a first member having an underside and a top side, the underside having a face; a strip of buttress material positioned against the face; a retention component having a backspan and first and second ends extending from the backspan, the backspan being positioned across the strip of buttress material and the first end extends from the underside to the top side of the first member; and a retention member movably mounted on the top side of the first member, wherein the first end of the retention component is releasably secured between a distal face of the retention member and a proximal face of the first member.