US 12,245,901 B2
Implantable layer comprising boundary indicators
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); and Jennifer M. Nagy, Villa Hills, KY (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/221,708.
Application 18/221,708 is a continuation of application No. 17/355,498, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/355,498 is a continuation of application No. 16/404,196, filed on May 6, 2019, granted, now 11,076,929, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/404,196 is a continuation of application No. 14/865,306, filed on Sep. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,299,878, issued on May 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0355345 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/06 (2016.02) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge assembly, comprising:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a deck;
a plurality of longitudinal rows of staples cavities defined in the deck; and
a longitudinal slot positioned to receive a firing driver during a staple firing stroke;
a plurality of staples removably stored within the staple cavities; and
an implantable layer, comprising:
a deck-facing surface; and
an anvil-facing surface comprising a plurality of indicators, wherein each indicator denotes a boundary between a tissue-compression zone and a non-compressive zone, and wherein tissue is compressible by the deck in the tissue-compression zone during the staple firing stroke.