#$%^&*AU2014268180B220170112.pdf#####SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS ABSTRACT A surgical stapling apparatus (10) comprising a tool assembly (17) having a cartridge assembly (18) including a plurality of surgical fasteners (84) therein, and an anvil assembly (20), at least one of the cartridge assembly (18) and anvil assembly (20) being movable in relation to the other of the cartridge assembly (18) and anvil assembly (20) a surgical buttress (13) releasably secured to a tissue contacting surface of at least one of the anvil plate (70) and the staple cartridge (82) by an anchor (S) a release assembly (74) associated with the at least one of the anvil assembly (20) and the cartridge assembly (18), the release assembly (74) having an anchoring configuration and a release configuration, the release assembly (74) gripping the anchor (S) while in the anchoring configuration and a drive assembly (50) slidably translatable through the tool assembly (17) from a proximal position to a distal position, the drive assembly (50) actuating the release assembly to move the release assembly from the anchoring configuration to the release configuration thereby freeing the anchor (S) from the at least one of the anvil assembly (20) and the cartridge assembly (18).
