摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling apparatus.SOLUTION: An end effector is secured to a housing 114 and has first and second jaw assemblies. A first jaw assembly 110 defines slots 116 and a second jaw assembly defines pockets. One or both of the first and second jaw assemblies define recesses. Fasteners are disposed in the slots of the first jaw assembly and are formed by the pockets of the second jaw assembly. One or more surgical buttresses 130 have a body 132 that includes plugs 134 that are integrally formed with the body for insertion into recesses 115 to secure the surgical buttress(es) to one or both of the first and second jaw assemblies. |