Patent ID: 11918225
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
(a) an anvil assembly defining at least one staple forming surface; and
(b) a staple housing assembly configured to drive a plurality of staples against the at least one staple forming surface of the anvil assembly, wherein the staple housing assembly comprises:
(i) at least one staple pocket, wherein each staple pocket of the at least one staple pocket is configured to receive a corresponding staple of the plurality of staples, and
(ii) at least one glue pocket, wherein each glue pocket of the at least one glue pocket is configured to receive an adhesive, wherein each glue pocket of the at least one glue pocket is adjacent to and separate from a corresponding staple pocket of the at least one staple pocket;

(c) the plurality of staples, wherein each staple of the plurality of staples is received within a corresponding staple pocket of the at least one staple pocket; and
(d) the adhesive, wherein a portion of the adhesive is received within each glue pocket of the at least one glue pocket, wherein each staple of the plurality of staples is spaced apart from the adhesive,
wherein the staple housing assembly defines a longitudinal axis, wherein each glue pocket of the at least one glue pocket is positioned radially outwardly from the corresponding staple pocket of the at least one staple pocket relative to the longitudinal axis.