Structure for applying sprayable wound treatment material
CA 2855455 C · Owner: Covidien Lp · Inventors: Hauschild, John; Heinrich, Russell; Capella, Robert
Overview
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A splash guard for use in combination with an anastomotic surgical stapling apparatus wherein the surgical stapling apparatus is configured and adapted to deliver wound treatment material to a target surgical site wherein the splash guard comprises: a central hub defining a lumen therethrough for receiving a stem of an anvil assembly of the surgical stapling apparatus; and an annular cuff supported on the central hub and extending at least substantially therearound wherein the annular cuff is disposed radially outward of a staple line of the surgical stapling apparatus.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 14, 2005 and granted November 15, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 14, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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