Patent ID: 9186144
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections with an annular array of surgical staples, the apparatus comprising: a staple cartridge component including a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array; an anvil component including an anvil member and a shaft extending therefrom, the anvil member defining a plurality of staple pockets for deforming the plurality of surgical staples, the anvil component movable relative to the staple cartridge component between spaced apart and approximated positions to adjustably clamp tissue between the staple cartridge and anvil component; a buttress member in registration with at least a portion of the plurality of staple pockets defined in the anvil member; and a buttress mount secured to the shaft of the anvil component, the buttress mount configured to be received in a recess defined in the anvil member, the buttress mount including at least one support member configured to engage a peripheral edge of the recess of the anvil member to secure the buttress mount within the recess, wherein the buttress mount is attached to a distal surface of the buttress member.