CPC A61B 17/07292 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A surgical buttress loading assembly for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
a surgical buttress including a tubular body and an elongate member extending from the tubular body; and
a surgical buttress applicator including a base and a handle releasably engaged with the base, the handle configured to releasably engage an elongate tubular body portion of the surgical stapling apparatus when separated from the base, the tubular body of the surgical buttress positioned within a cavity of the base, the elongate member of the surgical buttress disposed within and extending through the handle.
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