摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling material and a stapling line reinforcing material. <P>SOLUTION: An anvil assembly includes a staple cartridge assembly having a plurality of trains of a staple accepting slot, and an anvil member defining a plurality of trains of a staple forming recess. A surgical stapling instrument includes an anvil assembly in which the staple cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly or both of them have one or more attachment members, and a staple line reinforcing material attached to the attachment members using ultrasonic welding. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |