Materials Delivery System for Stapling Device
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1. A material delivery system of a surgical instrument having a longitudinally extending knife slot comprising:
- at least one pocket positioned adjacent the knife slot such that a portion of each pocket is open to the knife slot; and
a source of treatment material positioned within the at least one pocket.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a materials delivery system for use with a surgical stapling instrument having at least one jaw including a knife slot. The materials delivery system includes a series of treatment material receiving pockets positioned adjacent the knife slot such that a portion of each pocket is open to the knife slot. A source of treatment material is positioned within the pockets such that passage of the knife blade adjacent to the pockets repeatedly coats the knife blade with the treatment material.
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1. A material delivery system of a surgical instrument having a longitudinally extending knife slot comprising:
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at least one pocket positioned adjacent the knife slot such that a portion of each pocket is open to the knife slot; and a source of treatment material positioned within the at least one pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical stapling device comprising:
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a handle having an actuator; an elongate tubular member extending distally from the handle; a jaw assembly positioned on a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the jaw assembly including first and second jaws movably mounted relative to each other, each of the first and second jaws having a longitudinally extending knife slot formed therein; a series of pockets formed in at least one of the first and second jaws and adjacent the knife slots such that a portion of each pocket is open to the knife slot; and a source of treatment material contained in the pockets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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