FIELD: medical equipment.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical technology and can be used with a surgical stapler. Body of the cartridge has a support portion with a plurality of staple sockets cavities with openings. At least a portion of each staple is removably stored inside the staple cavity. Each staple is movable between the un-fired position and fired position and is deformable between the un-fired position and fired position. Compressible tissue thickness compensator includes a visualization means, adapted to be captured within the staples and at least partially covers the staple cavity openings.
EFFECT: tissue thickness compensator has the ability to assume different heights in the compressed state within the different staples.
2 cl, 258 dwg
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Dates
2018-04-11—Published
2013-06-19—Filed