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Patent Inventor Names
Chester O. Baxter, III0
Frederick E. Shelton, IV0
Jerome R. Morgan0
Date of Patent
February 4, 2020
0Patent Application Number
154747980
Date Filed
March 30, 2017
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Patent abstract
A staple cartridge assembly includes a stepped staple cartridge deck and an implantable layer, such as a tissue thickness compensator and/or a buttress material, for example, positioned thereon. The layer can include a first portion positioned over a first deck surface of the multi-step staple cartridge and a second portion positioned over a second deck surface of the multi-step staple cartridge. The first portion includes a first tissue-contacting surface and the second portion includes a second tissue-contacting surface, wherein the first tissue-contacting surface is vertically offset from the second tissue-contacting surface.
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