#$%^&*AU2010201031B220140508.pdf#####STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT OF BUTTRESS MATERIAL TO ANVILS AND CARTRIDGES OF SURGICAL STAPLERS ABSTRACT A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws (16) including a staple 5 containing cartridge and an anvil (20). Buttress material (24) is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil (20). One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections (50, 52) at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material (24). One of the jaws includes a post (26) at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material (24) includes a hole io (80) in a second end of the buttress material (24) for receipt of the post (76). A buttress material (24) including at least one aperture for receipt of the at least one projection (140, 142, 144, 146) at a first end of jaws (16) and a tab (535) configured to engage the at least one jaw at a second end thereof is also provided.1/13 11z
