| abstract |
A surgical stapling instrument for clamping and stapling tissue. The instrument hasna handle and first and a second opposed tissue clamping members connected to the handle.nThe members are movable between an open position for receiving tissue therebetween andna closed position for stapling tissue therebetween. At least one of the first and secondnclamping members houses a plurality of staples. The device also includes a strip ofnbuttress material releasably attached to at least one of the first and second tissue clampingnmembers by a hot melt adhesive. The buttress material disposed on the clamping membernsuch that the staples can attach the buttress material to tissue between the clampingnmembers. |