Patent ID: 9486220
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members, at least one of the jaw members moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween, each jaw member defining a U-shaped cavity portion, wherein, in the approximated position of the jaw members, the U-shaped cavity portions of the jaw members cooperate to define a U-shaped cavity; an injectable material configured for injection into the U-shaped cavity, the injectable material transitionable from a first state, facilitating injection of the injectable material into the U-shaped cavity, to a second state, wherein the injectable material is formed complementary to the U-shaped cavity to define a pair of spaced-apart, longitudinally-extending legs interconnected by a transverse backspan, the legs of the formed injectable material configured to form about and occlude tissue grasped between the jaw members; and a knife blade selectively translatable relative to the jaw members between the legs of the formed injectable material to divide the transverse backspan of the formed injectable material and tissue extending between the legs of the formed injectable material.