CPC A61B 17/105 (2013.01) [A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
(a) an applicator; and
(b) a buttress assembly configured to be releasably coupled with the applicator prior to being coupled with one of an anvil or a deck of a stapling assembly of an end effector of a surgical stapler, the buttress assembly comprising:
(i) a buttress body; and
(ii) an adhesive material disposed on the buttress body and configured to removably couple the buttress body with one of the anvil or the deck, wherein the adhesive material includes a bioabsorbable polymer having an inherent viscosity at or below 3.0 dL/g, wherein the adhesive material is pressure sensitive, wherein the adhesive material is malleable at room temperature.
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