Buttress assembly for a surgical stapler

- Cilag GmbH International
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a buttress assembly for a surgical stapler, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, the opposite bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, the side elevational view of FIG. 4 being opposite to the side elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5A is an enlarged view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6A is an enlarged view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 7A-7A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 7B-7B of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 7C-7C of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 8A-8A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8A1 is an enlarged view of FIG. 8A;

FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 8B-8B of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8B1 is an enlarged view of FIG. 8B;

FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 1, taken along line 8C-8C of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8C1 is an enlarged view of FIG. 8C; and,

FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of the buttress assembly for a surgical stapler of FIG. 4.

The dot-dot-dash broken lines in the drawings are included as reference lines that define areas of enlarged views, it being understood that the dot-dot-dash broken lines themselves form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a buttress assembly for a surgical stapler, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D965781
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 2021
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2022
Assignee: Cilag GmbH International (Zug)
Inventors: Thomas J. Tate (Providence, RI), Heather Strang (West Chester, OH), Trevor J. Barton (Cincinnati, OH), Mark S. Zeiner (Cincinnati, OH), Emily A. Schellin (Cincinnati, OH), Michael J. Vendely (Lebanon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/807,299