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Jeffrey S. Swayze0
Frederick E. Shelton, IV0
Jerome R. Morgan0
Katherine J. Schmid0
Date of Patent
September 26, 2017
0Patent Application Number
137630950
Date Filed
February 8, 2013
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A staple cartridge assembly includes, one, a plurality of staples movable between unfired positions and fired positions and, two, a layer, such as a tissue thickness compensator and/or a buttress material, for example, wherein the staples are configured to at least partially capture the layer when the staples are moved between the unfired positions and the fired positions. The layer can include a cushioning member at least partially extending around a peripheral portion of the tissue thickness compensator. The layer can include features which create a flexible transition between the tissue supported by the layer and the staples and the unsupported tissue.
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