Patent ID: 7922743
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: a body portion; an actuation assembly operatively supported at a proximal end of the body portion; a staple pusher member operatively disposed at a distal end of the body portion and being operatively connected to the actuation assembly for expelling an annular array of staples from the body portion; an anvil assembly movably mounted at the distal end of the body portion for movement toward and away from the staple pusher member; an approximation assembly extending between the body portion and the anvil assembly for moving the anvil toward and away from the tubular body portion; and a wound treatment material dispersion system for delivering wound treatment material to a target surgical site, the wound treatment material being at least one of an adhesive, a sealant, a hemostat, and a medicament, the dispersion system including: