| abstract |
An assembly for releasably attaching a buttress material to a tissue clamping member of a surgical stapling instrument is provided. The assembly is substantially rigid that is coupled to a top surface (41) of a tissue clamping member of a surgical stapling instrument when it is disposed on the surgical stapling instrument (20). It has a frame (91). The tissue clamp of the surgical stapling instrument when the buttress material (100) is attached to the first side and the second side of the frame and the assembly is placed on the surgical stapling instrument It contacts the bottom surface of the member. |