US 12,076,013 B2
Surgical buttress attachment assemblies for surgical stapling apparatus
Saumya Banerjee, Collinsville, CT (US); and Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,670.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040425 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/07292 (2013.01) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical buttress attachment assembly for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the surgical buttress attachment assembly comprising:
a staple cartridge including a cartridge body and a cartridge tip extending distally from the cartridge body, the cartridge body having a tissue facing surface including staple pockets defined therein and the cartridge tip including an inner surface extending distally from the tissue facing surface, the cartridge body including proximal posts extending outwardly from the tissue facing surface and the cartridge tip including a distal post extending outwardly from the inner surface, wherein the staple cartridge further includes a tip cover pivotably coupled to the cartridge tip; and
a surgical buttress including a body, a proximal tab extending proximally from the body, and a distal tab extending distally from the body, the proximal tab engaged with the proximal posts of the cartridge body and the distal tab engaged with the distal post of the cartridge tip to retain the surgical buttress on the staple cartridge, wherein the distal tab of the surgical buttress is retained between the cartridge tip and the tip cover.