SURGICAL BUTTRESS RELOAD AND TIP ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS

摘要

A surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly, an elongate tubularbody, aloading unit including an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly, anda reloadassembly. The reload assembly includes a staple cartridge releasably disposedwithin the staplecartridge assembly of the loading unit, a cartridge buttress releasablysecured to the staplecartridge, and an anvil buttress including a proximal portion releasablysecured to the staplecartridge and a distal portion releasably coupled to the anvil assembly of theloading unit.