Patent attributes
A compressible adjunct kit for use with a staple cartridge is provided and includes a biocompatible adjunct material and a pretreatment fluid. The biocompatible adjunct material is configured to be releasably retained on a staple cartridge and is configured to be delivered to tissue by deployment of staples in the staple cartridge. The adjunct material can be in the form of a porous polymer body. The pretreatment fluid is configured to be applied to the adjunct material to change the adjunct material from an untreated state to a treated state. The adjunct material in the untreated state is configured to exhibit a first degradation profile when delivered to tissue. The adjunct material in the treated state is configured to exhibit a second degradation profile, different from the first degradation profile, when delivered to tissue.
