Patent ID: 8603138
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device for staunching the flow of blood from tissue, the surgical device comprising: a) an adhesive implantable in a patient's body; b) a vacuum system for capturing tissue therein, the vacuum system comprising: c) an adhesive system for applying the adhesive to tissue captured within the vacuum system to staunch the flow of blood, the adhesive system comprising an adhesive cannula, wherein the adhesive cannula is coaxially disposed within and runs parallel to the vacuum cannula, wherein the adhesive system comprises an adhesive tip at a distal end of the adhesive cannula, wherein the adhesive cannula is movable relative to the vacuum cannula such that the adhesive cannula is operable to move the adhesive tip from a first position within the vacuum cannula and proximal to the distal end of the flexible shaft to a second position distal of the flexible shaft, wherein the vacuum system and the adhesive system are configured and positioned relative to each other such that the adhesive system is operable to apply the adhesive to tissue captured within the vacuum system and thereby form a protective cap with the adhesive to staunch the flow of blood from the tissue captured within the vacuum system.