Frederick E. Shelton, IV;John L. Stammen;Samuel P. Tidwell;Richard L. Leimbach;Jeffrey S. Swayze;Joshua R. Uth
发明人:
Jeffrey S. Swayze,Joshua R. Uth,Richard L. Leimbach,John L. Stammen,Samuel P. Tidwell,Frederick E. Shelton, IV
申请号:
US13433135
公开号:
US20130256382A1
申请日:
2012.03.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
A cutting blade for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument is disclosed therein. The cutting blade can include one or more features to direct or displace substances released from within the tissue thickness compensators used with the surgical instrument. The cutting blade may include a textured surface that can cause substances from the tissue thickness compensator to spread across the blade surface.