Patent ID: 8231043
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical apparatus of the type including a handle assembly operable with a drive assembly to eject at least one staple from the surgical apparatus, the surgical apparatus comprising: a cartridge assembly defining a tissue contacting surface and a longitudinally extending elongate slot; an anvil assembly defining a tissue contacting surface and a longitudinally extending elongate slot; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly and the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly by at least one anchor, and an axial drive assembly movable for firing surgical staples from the cartridge assembly, wherein the axial drive assembly has a central knife blade slidably disposable in the longitudinally extending elongate slot of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly, the central knife blade being received in a notch of the surgical buttress upon an advancement of the central knife blade through the longitudinal extending slot; wherein at least one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly including: