SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS

摘要

A surgical stapling apparatus is provided including a cartridge assembly defining a tissue contacting surface; an anvil assembly defining a tissue co ntacting surface; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly and the tissue c ontacting surface of the anvil assembly by at least one anchor. A loading un it is provided including a surgical buttress releasably secured to an anvil assembly and/or a staple cartridge secured thereto by at least one anchor, a nd a drive assembly including a knife blade, wherein movement of the drive a ssembly from a proximal position to a distal position results in the knife b lade cutting the at least one anchor and freeing each surgical buttress from the anvil assembly and/or cartridge assembly.