Patent Document ID: 8245901
Application ID: 13228045
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A surgical stapling device comprising: a cartridge assembly; an anvil assembly operatively associated with the cartridge assembly and in juxtaposed relation thereto; a tissue contacting surface defined by at least one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil plate; and at least one buttress attachment feature for selectively securing a surgical buttress adjacent the tissue contacting surface, the buttress attachment feature movable between a first position in which a free end of the buttress attachment feature extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the tissue contacting surface, and a second position in which the free end of the buttress attachment feature extends substantially parallel with respect to the tissue contacting surface, wherein the free end of the buttress attachment feature includes a frame configured to substantially circumscribe at least a portion of the tissue contacting surface when the buttress attachment feature is in the second position.