#$%^&*AU2012244076B220140123.pdf#####17 ABSTRACT A staple line buttress material having an adhesive surface, packaged and provided in sterile, ready-to-use form. The material can be used to retrofit surgical staplers to provide an improved staple line, and with improved ease of use.3/5 Fig. 3A 12.- --- -18 3B-- 24 20 26.-