Surgical Stapling Apparatus Having a Wound Closure Material Applicator Assembly
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Abstract
A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple anvil and a staple cartridge having a working surface, one or more rows of individual staple slots formed in the working surface, a knife track formed along a length of the working surface, and a plurality of surgical staples individually disposed within the individual staple slots. The apparatus further includes an actuation sled having a knife and being configured and adapted to movably position the knife axially within the knife track. The apparatus also includes a wound closure material applicator assembly having a needle secured to the knife to dispense a quantity of wound closure material along a length of the knife track as the actuation sled and knife are moved therealong.
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23 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A surgical stapling apparatus for joining body tissue, comprising:
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a staple anvil having a knife track; a staple cartridge adjacent the staple anvil, the staple cartridge and staple anvil being juxtaposable with one another, the staple cartridge including a plurality of surgical staples arranged in linear rows, the staple cartridge having a knife slot extending between two of the linear rows; a staple actuator having at least one cam wedge for ejecting the staples; a driving member for distally translating the staple actuator to eject the staples from the staple cartridge and drive the staples toward the anvil; a knife blade arranged to translate distally along the linear rows of staples with the staple actuator; and a wound closure material applicator assembly, including a conduit having a distribution tip defining an orifice, the conduit being attached to the staple actuator and arranged so that the orifice faces proximally, the wound closure material applicator assembly including a source of wound closure material.
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