Patent ID: 9358012
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A method of joining tissue, the method comprising: providing an anastomosis instrument including a staple cartridge assembly and a body portion; providing an anvil assembly including an anvil head and an anvil rod extending from the anvil head; providing a surgical suture including a cylindrical wall defining a lumen therethrough and a wound treatment material contained within the lumen of the surgical suture, the surgical suture configured to rupture and release the wound treatment material when subjected to a pressure; advancing the anvil assembly with respect to the body portion of the anastomosis instrument; disposing a first tissue section around the anvil assembly and disposing a second tissue section around the staple cartridge assembly so that the first tissue section and the second tissue section are interposed between the anvil head and the staple cartridge assembly; disposing the surgical suture between the anvil head and the staple cartridge assembly, and at least partially across a tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly; and approximating the anvil head and the body portion to create pressure between the anvil head and the staple cartridge assembly and onto the surgical suture, to rupture the surgical suture and release the wound treatment material contained therein, thereby contacting the first and second tissue sections with the wound treatment material of the surgical suture.