U.S. Patent 7776060 was awarded to Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. on 2010-08-17 and describes a “Circular stapler buttress combination.” This patent has been cited 464 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

A combination medical device comprising a circular stapler instrument (4) and one or more portions of preformed buttress material (16) adapted to be stably positioned upon the staple cartridge (12) and/or anvil (14) components of the stapler (4) prior or at the time of use. Positioned buttress material(s) (16) are delivered to a tissue site where the circular stapler (4) is actuated to connect previously severed tissue portions. An embodiment of the invention allows tissue portions to be joined without the use of sutures. The buttress material (16) is made up of two regions, one of which serves primarily to secure the buttress material (16) to the stapler (4) prior to actuation, and one of which serves primarily to form the improved seal. The former region is severed and discarded upon activation of the circular stapler (4) to form anastomoses, while the remaining material secures and seals the newly connected tissue. Methods of use and preparation of the buttress material (16) are also described. Link: U.S. Patent 7776060

This patent was originally filed on 2003-03-21 which gives it a processing time of 2706 days, compared to an average processing time of 1760 in the field. Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. has 9 total patents. The first named inventor is Daniel L. Mooradian of Eagan, MN. The primary examiner was Julian W Woo.

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