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    STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT FOR ANVIL AND CARTRIDGE Abstract A surgical buttress (600) for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes an elongate rectangular body portion (620) defining a width (Wlb); a neck portion (630) integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion (620), the neck portion (630) defining a width (W3b); a head portion (610) integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion (630), the head portion (610) defining a width (W4b); and a tail portion (632) integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion (620), the tail portion (632) defining a width (W2b). The width (W2b) of the tail portion (632) is less than the width (Wlb) of the body portion (620). C%14 /r
    公开号:AU2013213767A1
    申请号:U2013213767
    申请日:2013-08-12
    公开日:2014-03-20
    发明作者:Thomas Casasanta Jr.；Kevin Golebieski；Michael D. Ingmanson；Joseph McNellis；Sachin Shah
    申请人:Covidien LP；
    IPC主号:A61B17-03
    专利说明:
    1 STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT FOR ANVIL AND CARTRIDGE Cross-Reference to Related Applications [0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Patent Application Nos. 61/696,906, filed September 5, 2012, and 13/955,341, filed July 31, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. Field [0002] The present disclosure relates to a surgical stapling apparatus and, more particularly, to a surgical stapling apparatus including a detachable surgical buttress for an anvil and a staple cartridge. Background [0003] Surgical stapling instruments that are used to sequentially or simultaneously apply one or more rows of fasteners to join segments of body tissues are well known in the art. The fasteners are typically in the form of surgical staples but two part polymeric fasteners can also be utilized. Such devices generally include a pair of jaws to clamp therebetween the body tissues to be joined. Typically, one of the jaw members includes a staple cartridge which accommodates a plurality of staples arranged in at least two lateral rows while the other jaw member has an anvil that defines a surface for forming the staple legs as the staples are driven from the staple cartridge. [0004] When the stapling instrument is actuated, longitudinally translating cams contact staple drive members in one of the jaws which in turn acts upon staple pushers to sequentially or simultaneously eject the staples from the staple cartridge. A blade can travel between the staple rows to longitudinally cut and/or open the stapled tissue between the rows of staples. Such instruments are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,079,606 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,490,675. [0005] When stapling relatively thin or fragile tissues, it is important to effectively seal the staple line against air or fluid leakage. Additionally, it is often necessary to reinforce the staple line against the tissue to prevent tears in the tissue or pulling of the staples through the tissue. One method of preventing tears or pull through involves the placement of a biocompatible fabric 2 reinforcing material, or a "buttress," between the staple and the underlying tissue. In this method, a layer of buttress material is placed against the tissue and the tissue is stapled in conventional manner. In more recent methods, the layer of buttress is positioned on the stapling instrument itself prior to stapling the tissue. Some surgical staplers utilize fasteners or clips to temporarily connect buttress material to each of the jaws of the staplers, i.e., one disposed on the staple cartridge assembly and the other on the anvil assembly. [0006] WO 2008/109125 discloses a surgical stapling apparatus that includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a surgical buttress releasably secured by an anchor. The anchor releases the surgical buttress during firing of the stapling apparatus. [0007] It is a desire of the present application to provide surgical stapling apparatus with a surgical buttress secured thereto in a manner that minimizes shifting of the surgical buttress, and tearing or other damage to the surgical buttress during assembly. It would also be desirable to provide a single profile buttress that can be used on a surgical staple cartridge assembly and/or a surgical anvil cartridge assembly, as well as cartridge and anvil assemblies of different sizes. Object of Invention [0008] It is the object of the present invention to substantially overcome or ameliorate one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art, or at least provide a useful alternative. Summary of Invention [0009] The present disclosure relates to a surgical stapling apparatus including a surgical buttress. [0010] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes a cartridge assembly defining a first tissue contacting surface, the cartridge assembly housing a plurality of surgical fasteners therein, the cartridge assembly defining at least one distal attachment point and at least one proximal attachment point; an anvil assembly defining a second tissue contacting surface, the anvil assembly movably secured in relation to cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly defining at least one distal attachment point and at least one proximal attachment point, wherein the at least one proximal attachment point of the anvil assembly is offset an axial distance from the at least one proximal attachment point 3 of the cartridge assembly; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to each of the first tissue contacting surface and the second tissue contacting surface, the surgical buttress including a body portion configured to substantially overlie at least one of the first and second tissue contacting surfaces of either the first length and second length cartridge assembly and anvil assembly. [0011] Each surgical buttress defines a distal attachment feature for registration with the distal attachment point of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly; and a first proximal attachment feature and a second proximal attachment feature offset an axial distance from the first proximal attachment feature. The first proximal attachment feature registers with the proximal attachment point of the cartridge assembly; and the second proximal attachment feature registers with the proximal attachment point of the anvil assembly. [0012] The surgical buttress may be disposed against the tissue contact surface of the cartridge assembly and the surgical buttress may be disposed against the tissue contact surface of the anvil assembly have substantially the same length. [0013] Each surgical buttress may have the same configuration. Each surgical buttress may be fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material. [0014] The surgical stapling apparatus may further include sutures retaining surgical buttresses against the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly. [0015] The surgical stapling apparatus may further include a suture retaining a distal end portion of the surgical buttress against a respective one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly, wherein the suture maintains the distal attachment feature of the surgical buttress in registration with the distal attachment point of the respective one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly. [0016] The surgical stapling apparatus may further include a suture retaining a proximal end portion of the surgical buttress against a respective one of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly, wherein a suture maintains the first proximal attachment feature of the surgical buttress in registration with the proximal attachment point of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly, and wherein a suture maintains the second proximal attachment feature of the surgical buttress in registration with the proximal attachment point of the anvil assembly.
    4 [0017] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes a cartridge assembly defining a first tissue contacting surface, the cartridge assembly housing a plurality of surgical fasteners therein, the cartridge assembly being either a first length or a second length longer than the first length; an anvil assembly defining a second tissue contacting surface, the anvil assembly movably secured in relation to cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly being either the first length or the second length each corresponding to the length of the cartridge assembly; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to at least one of the first tissue contacting surface and the second tissue contacting surface, the surgical buttress including a head portion, a neck portion, and a body portion. The head portion is connected to a distal end of the body portion by the neck portion. The surgical buttress is configured to substantially overlie at least one of the first and second tissue contacting surfaces of either the first length and second length cartridge assembly and anvil assembly. [0018] The body portion of the surgical buttress may define a recess formed in a proximal edge thereof, the recess longitudinally bisecting the proximal edge. The recess may be a notch having a v-shape profile. [0019] The body portion of the surgical buttress may define at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses, and each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses may be formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a proximal edge of the surgical buttress. The at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses may be a notch having a v-shape profile. [0020] The body portion of the surgical buttress may further define a pair of opposing distal recesses, and each of the pair of opposing distal recesses may be formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a distal edge of the body portion. [0021] The pair of opposing distal recesses may be longitudinally tapered. A distal edge of the body portion of the surgical buttress may be arcuate. A distal edge of the body portion of the surgical buttress may have a transverse width dimension that is less than that of the rest of the body portion. The head portion may have a substantially rectangular shape. [0022] Each surgical buttress may be fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material.
    5 [0023] According to a further aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided. The surgical buttress includes a body portion; a neck portion; and a head portion connected to a distal end of the body portion by the neck portion, wherein the body portion defines at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses, each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a proximal edge of the body portion. [0024] Each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses may be a notch having a v shape profile. The body portion may further define a pair of opposing distal recesses, each of the pair of opposing distal recesses may be formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a distal edge of the body portion. [0025] The body portion of the surgical buttress may further define a proximal edge recess formed in a proximal edge thereof, the proximal edge recess longitudinally bisecting the proximal edge. A distal edge of the body portion of the surgical buttress may be arcuate. A distal edge of the body portion of the surgical buttress may have a transverse width dimension less than that of the rest of the body portion. The head portion may have a substantially rectangular shape. [0026] The surgical buttress may be fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material. [0027] According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical buttress is provided for use with a surgical stapling apparatus having a cartridge assembly of any number of lengths and an anvil assembly of any number of lengths corresponding to the lengths of the cartridge assembly, wherein each of the cartridge assembly and anvil assembly defines respective juxtaposed tissue contacting surfaces, and wherein the cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples stored in staple slots thereof for formation against staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly. The surgical buttress includes a body portion configured and dimensioned to overlie all of the staple slots of the cartridge assembly for any length cartridge assembly, and/or overlie all of the staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly for any length anvil assembly. The surgical buttress further includes a neck portion extending from the body portion; and a head portion connected to the neck portion and opposite a distal end of the body portion, wherein the body portion defines at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses, each of the at least one pair 6 of opposing proximal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a proximal edge of the body portion. [0028] According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure a surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided and includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width. The width of the tail portion is less than the width of the body portion, and the surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments. [0029] In certain embodiments, the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the body portion, or the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the tail portion, or the width of the neck portion is more than one-half the width of the body portion. [0030] A length of the head portion may be greater than a length of the tail portion. A length of the head portion may be greater than a length of the neck portion. [0031] The tail portion can define at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses, each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the tail portion. [0032] The body portion can further define a pair of opposing distal recesses, each of the pair of opposing distal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a distal edge of the body portion. [0033] The tail portion of the surgical buttress can define a proximal edge recess formed in a proximal edge thereof, wherein the proximal edge recess longitudinally bisects the proximal edge. [0034] The surgical buttress is desirably fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material.
    7 [0035] The surgical buttress can be fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid and glycolide trimethylene carbonate. The surgical buttress can be formed as a non-woven material. [0036] According to a further aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical buttress is provided for use with a surgical stapling apparatus having a cartridge assembly of any number of lengths and an anvil assembly of any number of lengths corresponding to the lengths of the cartridge assembly, wherein each of the cartridge assembly and anvil assembly defines respective juxtaposed tissue contacting surfaces, and wherein the cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples stored in staple slots thereof for formation against staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly. The surgical buttress includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a length and a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a length and a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a length and a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a length and a width. The width of the tail portion is less than the width of the body portion. The body portion and the tail portion are configured and dimensioned to overlie all of the staple slots of the cartridge assembly for any length cartridge assembly, and/or overlie all of the staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly for any length anvil assembly. [0037] The width of the neck portion may be less than the width of the body portion. The width of the neck portion may be less than the width of the tail portion. The width of the neck portion may be more than one-half the width of the body portion. [0038] The length of the head portion may be greater than the length of the tail portion. The length of the head portion may be greater than the length of the neck portion. [0039] The tail portion may define at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses. Each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses may be formed on an opposing lateral side of the tail portion. [0040] The body portion may further define a pair of opposing distal recesses. Each of the pair of opposing distal recesses may be formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a distal edge of the body portion.
    8 [0041] The tail portion of the surgical buttress may define a proximal edge recess formed in a proximal edge thereof. The proximal edge recess may longitudinally bisect the proximal edge. [0042] The surgical buttress may be fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material. The surgical buttress may be fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid and glycolide trimethylene carbonate. The surgical buttress can be made as a non-woven material. Brief Description of Drawings [0043] The present disclosure will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts in the several views, and wherein: [0044] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical stapling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [0045] FIG. 2 is a top, exploded, perspective view of a distal end of a DLU of the surgical stapling apparatus of FIG. 1; [0046] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a buttress according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [0047] FIG. 4 is a top, perspective view of a cartridge half-section of the DLU of FIG. 2; [0048] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cartridge assembly of the DLU of FIG. 2; [0049] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a distal end of the cartridge assembly of FIG. 5; [0050] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the indicated area of detail of FIG. 5; [0051] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the indicated area of detail of FIG. 7; [0052] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an anvil assembly of the DLU of FIG. 2, illustrating the buttress of FIG. 3 secured thereto; 9 [0053] FIG. 10 is a plan view of the cartridge assembly of the DLU of FIGS. 4-8 and the anvil assembly of the DLU of FIG. 9, illustrating the attachment of the buttress of FIG. 3 at different attachment points of a respective cartridge assembly and anvil assembly; and [0054] FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a buttress according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Description of Embodiments [0055] Embodiments of the presently disclosed staple line reinforcement for anvil and cartridge of a loading unit of a surgical stapling apparatus will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. In the drawings and in the description that follows, the term "proximal," as is traditional, will refer to the end of the stapling apparatus which is closest to the operator, while the term "distal" will refer to the end of the apparatus which is farthest from the operator. [0056] Referring now to FIG. 1, there is disclosed a linear surgical stapling apparatus, generally referred to as 10. In the interest of brevity, this disclosure will focus primarily on a buttress utilized in a loading unit 100, e.g., a single use loading unit ("SULU") or a disposable loading unit ("DLU"). For simplicity, hereinafter, SULU or DLU will be referred to as "DLU," but it should be understood to include either or both a DLU or SULU. An exemplary example of this type of surgical stapling instrument is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 7,128,253, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. [0057] Surgical stapling apparatus 10 generally includes a handle assembly 12 and an elongate body 14 extending distally from handle assembly 12. A DLU 100 is releasably secured to the distal end of elongate body 14. DLU 100 includes a cartridge assembly 200 housing a plurality of surgical fasteners or staples 223 (see FIG. 2) and an anvil assembly 300 movably secured in relation to cartridge assembly 200. Handle assembly 12 includes a stationary handle member 22, a movable handle member 24, and a barrel portion 26. An articulation lever 30 is mounted on the forward end of barrel portion 26 adjacent rotatable member 28 to facilitate articulation of DLU 100. A pair of knobs 32 is movably positioned along barrel portion 26. Knobs 32 are advanced distally to approximate or close cartridge and/or anvil assembly 200, 300, and retracted proximally to unapproximate or open cartridge and/or anvil assembly 200, 300.
    10 Actuation of movable handle member 24 applies lines of staples 223 to tissue. In order to properly orient cartridge and anvil assembly 200, 300 relative to the tissue to be stapled, surgical stapling apparatus 10 is additionally provided with a rotatable member 28 on the forward end of barrel portion 26. Rotation of rotatable member 28 relative to handle assembly 12 rotates elongate body 14 and loading unit 100 relative to handle assembly 12 so as to properly orient cartridge assembly 200 and anvil assembly 300 relative to the tissue to be stapled. [0058] As seen in FIG. 2, cartridge assembly 200 includes a carrier 210 defining an elongated support channel 212. Elongated support channel 212 of carrier 210 is dimensioned and configured to selectively receive a staple cartridge 220 therein. Staple cartridge 220 includes retention slots 222 formed therein for receiving a plurality of fasteners 223 and pushers 226. A plurality of spaced apart longitudinal slots extend through staple cartridge 220 to accommodate upstanding cam wedges of actuation sled 228. A central longitudinal slot 234 is formed in and extends along the length of staple cartridge 220 to facilitate passage of knife blade 156 of drive bar 150 therethrough. During operation of surgical stapler 10, actuation sled 228 translates through staple cartridge 220 to advance the cam wedges into sequential contact with pushers 226, to cause pushers 226 to translate vertically within retention slots 222 and urge staples 223 from slots 222 into staple forming cavities of anvil plate 310 of anvil assembly 300. [0059] As seen in FIG. 2, cartridge assembly 200 includes a surgical cartridge buttress 500 operatively secured to an upper surface of staple cartridge 220, by sutures "Si, S2," to overlie at least some of retention slots 222 and/or at least a portion of a length of longitudinal slot 234. A first suture "S 1" is threaded through each of a distal pair of recesses or attachment points 238 and around/over distal portion of cartridge buttress 500 and, and a second suture "S2" is threaded through each of a proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 236 and around/over proximal portion of cartridge buttress 500. A first end of each suture "S1, S2" may be anchored or fixed in a respective one recesses of the proximal and distal pair of recesses or attachment points 236, 238 while a second end of each suture "S 1, S2" passes transversely across respective distal and proximal portions of cartridge buttress 500 and is anchored or fixed in a respective other recess of the proximal and distal pair of recesses or attachment points 236, 238. As seen in FIG. 10, cartridge assembly 200 defines an axial distance "D1" between the distal pair of recesses or attachment points 238 and the proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 236.
    11 [0060] With reference still to FIG. 2, anvil assembly 300 includes an anvil plate 310 having a plurality of staple deforming pockets/cavities 3 10a (see FIG. 9) and a cover plate 320 secured to a top surface of anvil plate 310. Anvil assembly 300 further includes a knife blade 330 operatively interposed within the cavity defined between anvil plate 310 and cover plate 320. [0061] Anvil plate 310 defines a proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 316 formed near a proximal end of anvil plate 310 and disposed, one each, on opposed sides of longitudinal slot 314. Anvil plate 310 defines a distal pair of recesses or attachment points 318 formed near a distal end of anvil plate 310 and disposed, one each, on opposed sides of longitudinal slot 314. At least one recess of each of the proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 316 and the distal pair of recesses or attachment points 318 is in the form of a slot or notch having a constricting profile so as to frictionally engage and/or pinch a suture "S". Anvil assembly 300 further includes a surgical anvil buttress 500 operatively secured to a lower surface of anvil plate 310, by sutures "S3, S4," to overlie at least some of anvil pockets 310a and/or at least a portion of a length of longitudinal slot 314. [0062] With reference still to FIG. 2, anvil buttress 500 is secured to a lower surface of anvil plate 310, by anchors "S3, S4", to overlie at least some of the anvil pockets and/or at least a portion of a length of longitudinal slot 314. In particular, an anchor "S3" is threaded across a distal portion of the anvil buttress 500 and each of the corresponding distal pair of recesses or attachment points 318, and an anchor "S4" is threaded across a proximal portion of anvil buttress 500 and each of the corresponding proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 316. As seen in FIG. 10, anvil assembly 300 defines an axial distance "D2" between the distal pair of recesses or attachment points 318 and the proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 316. [0063] Reference may be made to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/342,400, filed on December 23, 2008, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference, for a detailed discussion of the construction and operation of surgical stapling apparatus 10, cartridge assembly 200 and/or anvil assembly 300. [0064] Buttress 500 for each of cartridge assembly 200 and anvil assembly 300 is provided to reinforce and seal staple lines applied to tissue by surgical stapling apparatus 10. Cartridge assembly 200 and anvil assembly 300 are particularly configured to allow surgical buttresses 500 to be localized on inwardly facing surfaces of cartridge assembly 200 and anvil assembly 12 300 in order to facilitate passage of surgical stapling apparatus 10 into the body of a patient without risk of tearing or wrinkling of the respective buttresses as surgical stapling apparatus 10 is inserted into and manipulated within the body of a patient. The material from which the buttress 500 is formed may be bioabsorbable or non-bioabsorbable. It should be understood that any combination of natural, synthetic, bioabsorbable and non-bioabsorbable materials may be used to form the buttress material. The buttress material may be porous or nonporous, combination of porous and non-porous layers. The non-porous buttress material may be utilized to retard or prevent tissue ingrowth from surrounding tissues thereby acting as an adhesion barrier and preventing the formation of unwanted scar tissue. [0065] Additional exemplary materials for surgical buttresses 500 for use with the surgical stapling devices disclosed herein are set forth in commonly assigned U.S. Patent Nos. 5,542,594; 5,908,427; 5,964,774; and 6,045,560, and commonly assigned U.S. Application Publication Nos. 2006/0085034, filed on April 20, 2006; and 2006/0135992, filed on June 22, 2006, the entire contents of each of which is incorporated herein by reference. [0066] In an embodiment, surgical buttresses 500 may be fabricated from a suitable biocompatible and bioabsorbable material. Surgical buttresses 500 may also be fabricated from a non-absorbent material which does not retain fluid, for example, surgical buttresses 500 may be fabricated from "BIOSYNTM" (a synthetic polyester, commercially available from Tyco Healthcare Group, LP d/b/a COVIDIEN, North Haven, CT), which is made from "GLYCOMER 631" (a block copolymer) which is a synthetic polyester composed of glycolide, dioxanone and trimethylene carbonate. [0067] One block of the resulting copolymer contains randomly combined units derived from p dioxanone (1,4-dioxan-2-one) and trimethylene carbonate (1,3-dioxan-2-one). A second block of the copolymer contains randomly combined units derived from glycolide and pdioxanone. The resulting polyester is an ABA triblock terpolymer possessing about 60% glycolide, about 14% dioxanone, and about 26% trimethylene carbonate. [0068] Anvil buttress and/or cartridge buttress 500 may be pre-loaded (i.e., from the manufacturer) onto anvil assembly 300 or cartridge assembly 200. Additional or replacement buttresses 500 for anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200 may be secured to either anvil assembly 300 or cartridge assembly 200 as needed or desired.
    13 [0069] In operation, with DLU 100 coupled to a distal end of elongated body 14 of surgical stapling apparatus 10, and with anvil and cartridge buttresses 500 pre-loaded onto anvil assembly 300 and cartridge assembly 200, respectively, surgical stapling apparatus 10 is used in accordance with methods known by those skilled in the art. Once anvil assembly 300 and cartridge assembly 200 are clamped onto tissue, surgical stapling apparatus 10 is fired. In firing surgical stapling apparatus 10, drive bar 150 is advanced from a proximal-most position to a distal-most position of DLU 100. In so doing, knife blade 156 of drive bar 150 enters notch 528 of buttress 500 thereby facilitating the dividing of buttress 500 and reducing any incidents of pushing or bunching-up of buttress 500 by blade 156. As drive bar 150 begins to travel distally, knife blade 156 substantially simultaneously cuts through a central section of the proximal anchors "S2, S4" of anvil assembly 300 and cartridge assembly 200, thereby respectively freeing the proximal ends of anvil and cartridge buttresses 500 therefrom. As knife blade 156 is moved distally, knife blade 156 slices or cuts longitudinally through both anvil buttress 500 and cartridge buttress 500, thereby dividing the buttresses 500 substantially in half. [0070] Additionally, as drive bar 150 approaches the distal-most position, drive bar 150 and/or knife blade 156 engage a suture cutting assembly or suture release assembly, as described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/342,400, filed on December 23, 2008, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference, to thereby sever or release distal sutures "SI or S3" and thus release a distal end of buttress 500. [0071] With reference to FIG. 3, an embodiment of a surgical buttress 500 having a uniform profile in accordance with the present disclosure is illustrated. Buttress 500 includes a head portion 510, a body portion 520, a neck portion 530 interconnecting head portion 510 and body portion 520, and a tail portion 532 extending proximally from body portion 520. [0072] Buttress 500 is configured to be detachably secured to any sized anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, as described above. Body portion 520 of buttress 500 defines a pair of opposing distal recesses 524 on transverse edges near a distal location 522 thereof. The pair of opposing distal recesses 524 may be utilized to secure body portion 520 to a distal end of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, either through a use of suture "SI or S3" or any other type of fastener, e.g., staple. Distal portion 522 of body portion 520 has a reduced transverse cross-sectional dimension, e.g., angled, arcuate, so as to be suitable for various types of anvil and cartridge assemblies having different shapes.
    14 [0073] Tail portion 532 of buttress 500 defines two pairs of opposing proximal recesses 526a, 526b formed therein. Each of the pair of proximal recesses 526a, 526b is disposed on a transverse side of tail portion 532 near the proximal edge thereof. Such proximal pair of recesses 526a, 526b serve to detachably secure tail portion 532 of buttress 500 to a proximal end of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200. In order to accommodate various types of profiles, tail portion 532 of buttress 500 preferably has been provided with two pairs of opposing recesses, a first proximal pair of recesses 526a, and a second proximal pair of recesses 526b (located distal of the first proximal pair of recesses 526a). Each of the proximal pair of recesses 526a, 526b has a substantially v-shape profile. [0074] In particular, when buttress 500 is to be used with a relatively longer anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, then a suture "S2 or S4" is extended across tail portion 532 of buttress 500, passed through the proximal-most pair of recesses 526a of buttress 500, and secured to respective recesses 316 of anvil assembly 300 and/or recesses 236 of cartridge assembly 200. Moreover, when buttress 500 is to be used with a relatively shorter anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, then a suture "S2 or S4" is extended across tail portion 532 of buttress 500, passed through the distal pair 526b of the proximal pair of recesses of buttress 500, and secured to respective recess 316 of anvil assembly 300 and/or recesses 236 of cartridge assembly 200. [0075] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a single profile or configuration buttress 500 may be used in connection with cartridge assembly 200 and/or anvil assembly 300. For example, the buttresses 500 that are used in connection with cartridge assembly 200 and anvil assembly 300 each may have the same overall length, width, thickness, perimetrical profile and material of construction. [0076] In particular, as seen in FIG. 10, when buttress 500 is used in connection with cartridge assembly 200, a suture "SI" may extend transversely across a distal end portion of cartridge assembly 200 and captures or is otherwise secured to distal pair of recesses or attachment points 238 of cartridge assembly 200, wherein suture "Sl" is in registration with distal recesses 524 of secure a distal end of body portion 520 of buttress 500. Additionally, when buttress 500 is used in connection with cartridge assembly 200, a suture "S2" may extend transversely across a proximal end portion of cartridge assembly 200 and captures or is otherwise secured to each of a proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 236 of cartridge assembly 200, wherein suture 15 "S2" is in registration with the proximal-most pair 526a of the proximal pair of recesses of tail portion 532 of buttress 500. [0077] With continued reference to FIG. 10, when buttress 500 is used in connection with anvil assembly 300, a suture "S3" may extend transversely across a distal end portion of anvil assembly 300 and captures or is otherwise secured to distal pair of recesses or attachment points 318 of anvil assembly 300, wherein suture "S3" is in registration with distal recesses 524 of secure a distal end of body portion 520 of buttress 500. Additionally, when buttress 500 is used in connection with anvil assembly 300, a suture "S4" may extend transversely across a proximal end portion of anvil assembly 300 and captures or is otherwise secured to each of a proximal pair of recesses or attachment points 316 of anvil assembly 300, wherein suture "S4" is in registration with the distal pair 526b of the proximal pair of recesses of tail portion 532 of buttress 500. [0078] Neck portion 530 connects head portion 510 to a distal end of body portion 520. Generally, head portion 510 is in a substantially rectangular shape which is used as a tab to facilitate placement of buttress 500 in position on anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200. Following placement of buttress 500 on anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, head portion 510 and neck portion 530 may be torn or otherwise cut away from body portion 520. [0079] Tail portion 532 of buttress 500 includes a notch 528 at a proximal edge thereof. Notch 528 is substantially centered with respect to the longitudinal axis. Notch 528 which has a triangular or V-shape configuration may be utilized to provide a lead-in for the knife during a cutting of buttress 500. Notch 528 has a length "L3a", as seen in FIG. 3. [0080] As seen in FIG. 3, buttress 500 has an overall length "La". Body portion 520 of buttress 500 has a length "Lla", and tail portion 532 has a length "L2a". Body portion 520 has a width "Wla" and tail portion 532 has a width "W2a" which is less that width "Wla" of body portion 520, wherein a shoulder 534 is defined between a side edge of body portion 520 and a side edge of tail portion 532. It is contemplated that a shoulder 534 is provided or defined along each opposed side edge of buttress 500. [0081] With continued reference to FIG. 3, neck portion 530 of buttress 500 has a length "L4a", and head portion 510 has a length "L5a". Neck portion 530 of buttress 500 has a width "W3a" 16 which is less that width "Wla" of body portion 520 and less than width "W2a" of tail portion 532. Also, head portion 510 has a width "W4a" which is substantially equal to width "Wla" of body portion 520. [0082] The uniform profile of buttress 500 which simultaneously satisfies the requirements of one or more different assemblies offers advantages of simplifying the assembly process, minimizing the total number of unique components, and reducing assembly costs associated therewith. [0083] Moreover, buttress 500 may be used on or in connection with cartridge assembly 200 and/or anvil assembly 300. In this manner, a single profile buttress 500 is produced and used for cartridge assembly 200 and/or anvil assembly 300. As such, the manufacturing and storage costs for buttresses 500 may be reduced. [0084] As mentioned above, DLU 100 includes an anvil surgical buttress 500 and a cartridge surgical buttress 500 pre-loaded onto anvil assembly 300 and cartridge assembly 200. An exemplary method of loading anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200 with a buttress 500 will now be described. [0085] During the manufacturing and/or assembly process of DLU 100, loading of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200 with buttress 500 includes the step of placing a buttress 500 atop a tissue contacting surface of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200 such that notch 528 of buttress is disposed near a proximal end of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200 and head portion 510 of buttress 500 extends from a distal end of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200. With buttress 500 so positioned against anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, proximal sutures "S2" and/or "S4" are pulled down. Tension is then applied to buttress 500, in a distal direction, by pulling on head portion 510. Distal sutures "Sl" and/or "S3" are then pulled down. At this time, all the sutures "S1-S4" are cinched in the respective attachment points 316, 318, 236, 238 of anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200. Following cinching of sutures "S1-S4," head portion 510 of buttress 500 may be released. Next, DLU 100 may be removed from a nesting and head portion 510 and neck portion 530 of buttress 500 may be removed or severed from body portion 520. [0086] While the above-described embodiments surgical staplers incorporating the use of movable knife blades to sever and release surgical buttresses from the tissue contacting surfaces 17 of the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly have been shown and described in relation to endoscopic surgical staplers, it is envisioned and within the scope of the present disclosure that any of the above-embodiments may be incorporated into any type of surgical stapler, including and not limited to open surgical staplers, such as, for example, linear surgical staplers and transverse surgical staplers. [0087] Moreover, while only distal and proximal sutures have been shown and described as securing buttress 500 to anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 300, it is contemplated that any number of transverse sutures may be provided along a length of the anvil assembly and/or cartridge assembly to aid with the securement of buttress 500 along a length thereof. [0088] Any of the surgical buttresses disclosed herein may be comprised of the GLYCOMER 631 a block copolymer, or other polymers discussed above, as a film, non-woven, mesh or other type of material, and may also be made as a film, non-woven, mesh or other type of material, from poly-L-lactide (PLL), or Polycaprolactam (Nylon-6), or polyglycolic acid (PGA) each of which are homopolymers, or from glycolide trimethylene carbonate (Gly-TMC), which is a copolymer, PLL and Gly-TMC both being bio-degradable polyesters polymerized through a ring opening reaction. The non-woven material can be made utilizing a melt blown or spun bond process, or other known process. Non-woven materials and polymers are disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 13/293,215, entitled Hydrophilic Medical Devices, filed November 10, 2011, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. In certain embodiments, non-woven, felted, or other relatively supple materials having filaments are preferred. [0089] Turning now to FIG. 11, a surgical buttress having a uniform profile, in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, is generally illustrated as 600. Buttress 600 includes a head portion 610, a body portion 620, a neck portion 630 interconnecting head portion 610 and body portion 620, and a tail portion 632 extending proximally from body portion 620. [0090] Buttress 600, similar to buttress 500, is configured to be detachably secured to any sized anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, as described above. Body portion 620 of buttress 600 defines a pair of opposing distal recesses 624 formed in opposed transverse side edges near a distal location 622 thereof.
    18 [0091] In order to accommodate various types of profiles, tail portion 632 of buttress 600 includes two pairs of opposing recesses, a first proximal pair of recesses 626a, and a second proximal pair of recesses 626b (located distal of the first proximal pair of recesses 626a). Each of the proximal pair of recesses 626a, 626b has a substantially v-shape profile. Each of the proximal pair of recesses 626a, 626b is shallower as compared to the proximal pair of recesses 526a, 526b of tail portion 532 of buttress 500. [0092] Neck portion 630 connects head portion 610 to a distal end of body portion 620. Generally, head portion 610 is in a substantially rectangular shape which is used as a tab to facilitate placement of buttress 600 in position on anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200. Following placement of buttress 600 on anvil assembly 300 and/or cartridge assembly 200, under at least certain circumstances, head portion 610 and neck portion 630 may be torn, damaged, or otherwise cut away from body portion 620. [0093] Tail portion 632 of buttress 600 includes a notch 628 at a proximal edge thereof. Notch 628 is substantially centered with respect to the longitudinal axis. Notch 628 which has a U shaped configuration, a triangular, or V-shape configuration, and may be utilized to provide a lead-in for the knife during a cutting of buttress 600. Notch 628 has a length "L3b", as seen in FIG. 11. Length "L3b" of notch 628 of buttress 600 is greater than length "L3a" of notch 528 of buttress 500, and the notch 628 ends just before the first recesses 626a. [0094] As seen in FIG. 11, buttress 600 has an overall length "Lb", which is greater than the overall length "La" of buttress 500. Body portion 620 of buttress 600 has a length "Llb", and tail portion 632 has a length "L2b". Body portion 620 has a width "Wlb" and tail portion 632 has a width "W2b" which is less that width "Wlb" of body portion 620, wherein a shoulder 634 is defined between a side edge of body portion 620 and a side edge of tail portion 632. It is contemplated that a shoulder 634 is provided or defined along each opposed side edge of buttress 600. [0095] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 11, it is contemplated that body portion 620 of buttress 600 has a length "Llb" which is greater than length "Lla" of body portion 520 of buttress 500. Additionally, it is contemplated that tail portion 632 of buttress 600 has a length "L2b" which is greater than length "L2a" of tail portion 532 of buttress 500.
    19 [0096] With reference back to FIG. 11, neck portion 630 of buttress 600 has a length "L4b", and head portion 610 has a length "L5b". Neck portion 630 of buttress 600 has a width "W3b" which is less that width "Wlb" of body portion 620, and which is substantially equal to width "W2b" of tail portion 632. Also, head portion 610 has a width "W4b" which is substantially equal to width "Wlb" of body portion 620. [0097] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 11, it is contemplated that neck portion 630 of buttress 600 has a width "W3b" which is greater than width "W3a" of neck portion 530 of buttress 500. Additionally, it is contemplated that head portion 610 of buttress 600 has a length "L5b" which is greater than length "L5a" of head portion 510 of buttress 500. [0098] It will be understood that various modifications may be made to the embodiments disclosed herein. For example, the stapling apparatus need not apply staples but rather may apply two part fasteners as is known in the art. Further, the length of the linear row of staples or fasteners may be modified to meet the requirements of a particular surgical procedure. Thus, the length of a single stroke of the actuation shaft and/or the length of the linear row of staples and/or fasteners within a disposable loading unit may be varied accordingly. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting, but merely as exemplifications of preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.
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    [1] 1. A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress comprising: an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width, wherein the width of the tail portion is less than the width of the body portion, and the surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments.
    [2] 2. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the body portion.
    [3] 3. The surgical buttress according to claim 2, wherein the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the tail portion.
    [4] 4. The surgical buttress according to claim 3, wherein the width of the neck portion is more than one-half the width of the body portion.
    [5] 5. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein a length of the head portion is greater than a length of the tail portion.
    [6] 6. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein a length of the head portion is greater than a length of the neck portion.
    [7] 7. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the tail portion defines at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses, each of the at least one pair of opposing proximal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the tail portion. 21
    [8] 8. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the body portion further defines a pair of opposing distal recesses, each of the pair of opposing distal recesses is formed on an opposing lateral side of the body portion near a distal edge of the body portion.
    [9] 9. The surgical buttress according to claim 7, wherein the tail portion of the surgical buttress defines a proximal edge recess formed in a proximal edge thereof, wherein the proximal edge recess longitudinally bisects the proximal edge.
    [10] 10. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the surgical buttress is fabricated from a biocompatible and bioabsorbable material.
    [11] 11. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the surgical buttress is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid and glycolide trimethylene carbonate.
    [12] 12. The surgical buttress according to claim 1, wherein the surgical buttress is formed as a non-woven material.
    [13] 13. A surgical buttress for use with a surgical stapling apparatus having a cartridge assembly of any number of lengths and an anvil assembly of any number of lengths corresponding to the lengths of the cartridge assembly, wherein each of the cartridge assembly and anvil assembly defines respective juxtaposed tissue contacting surfaces, and wherein the cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples stored in staple slots thereof for formation against staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly, the surgical buttress comprising: an elongate rectangular body portion defining a length and a width; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a length and a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a length and a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a length and a width, wherein the width of the tail portion is less than the width of the body portion; and wherein the body portion and the tail portion are configured and dimensioned to at least one of: 22 overlie all of the staple slots of the cartridge assembly for any length cartridge assembly, and overlie all of the staple formation pockets of the anvil assembly for any length anvil assembly.
    [14] 14. The surgical buttress according to claim 13, wherein the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the body portion.
    [15] 15. The surgical buttress according to claim 14, wherein the width of the neck portion is less than the width of the tail portion.
    [16] 16. The surgical buttress according to claim 15, wherein the width of the neck portion is more than one-half the width of the body portion.
    [17] 17. The surgical buttress according to claim 13, wherein the length of the head portion is greater than the length of the neck portion.
    [18] 18. The surgical buttress according to claim 13, further comprising at least one pair of opposing recesses formed on opposing lateral sides of the surgical buttress.
    [19] 19. The surgical buttress according to claim 13, wherein the surgical buttress is formed from a non-woven material. Covidien LP Patent Attorneys for the Applicant/Nominated Person SPRUSON & FERGUSON
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