Anastomotic staple with capillary which expels a bonding agent upon deformation
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1. A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues, comprising:
- a base leg and an upright leg, said base leg being selectively deformable and including at least one traumatic tip for piecing tissue;
at least one capillary disposed on said base leg having a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, each of said at least one capillary being ruptureable upon deformation of said surgical fastener to dispense said liquid.
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Abstract
A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues includes a base leg and an upright leg. The base leg is selectively deformable and includes a traumatic tip for piecing tissue. The surgical fastener also includes at least one capillary disposed on the base leg which has a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, e.g., bioadhesive, bonding agent, medicament, etc. Each of the capillaries is ruptureable upon deformation of the surgical fastener to dispense the liquid to the anastomosis site.
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1. A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues, comprising:
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a base leg and an upright leg, said base leg being selectively deformable and including at least one traumatic tip for piecing tissue;
at least one capillary disposed on said base leg having a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, each of said at least one capillary being ruptureable upon deformation of said surgical fastener to dispense said liquid. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A surgical fastener for use with a surgical instrument for performing an anastomosis between two tissues wherein the surgical instrument includes a selectively enageable loading unit for supporting an array of surgical fasteners and an actuator for initiating deformation of the surgical fasteners, each of the surgical fasteners comprising:
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a base leg and an upright leg, said base leg being selectively deformable and including a tip for piecing tissue;
at least one capillary disposed on said base leg having a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, each of said at least one capillary being ruptureable to dispense said liquid upon actuation of the surgical instrument and deformation of each surgical fastener.
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