Patent ID: 8920443

Claim:
A medical device useful for applying a bolster material to a surgical fastening device having a first arm and a second arm presenting respective first arm and second arm surfaces, the medical device comprising: an applicator element comprising a compressible applicator sheet which is receivable between the first and second arms, said compressible applicator sheet having a first side, a second side, and an edge portion between the first side and second side; a bolster material provided as a single piece that has a first bolster material portion presented at the first side of the applicator sheet, a second bolster material portion presented at the second side of the application sheet, and a third bolster material portion connecting the first bolster material portion and second bolster material portion and wrapped around the edge portion of the applicator sheet, wherein the compressible applicator sheet and the bolster material are coupled together such that the compressible applicator sheet and the bolster material by themselves are retained in association with one another for presenting said bolster material at least at said first side of said compressible applicator sheet for contact with said first arm surface, and wherein said bolster material and applicator element are constructed and arranged and are coupled together in such a manner that they can be de-coupled during compression of the medical device between the first and second arm surfaces of the surgical fastening device with said bolster material in contact with the first arm surface; and a dried, reversible adhesive coating on said bolster material; wherein said applicator element is sandwiched between said first bolster material portion and said second bolster material portion; and wherein said bolster material has at least a portion received through said compressible applicator sheet.