Patent ID: 8016849

Claim:
A surgical apparatus, comprising: a first half-section having a distal end and a proximal end, the first half-section being adapted to receive a disposable loading unit in the distal end thereof; a second half-section in juxtaposed relation to the first half-section, the second half-section having a distal end and a proximal end; a disposable loading unit selectively operatively engagable with the distal end of the first half-section, the disposable loading unit including: a cartridge; a plurality of deployable needles supported within the cartridge, wherein each needle includes a lumen extending therethrough, and at least one hole formed in an outer periphery thereof for radially dispensing a fluid; a needle pusher in operative association with each needle for sequentially deploying each needle from the cartridge and into a target tissue; and an actuation member translatably disposed within the cartridge for delivering a driving force to each needle pusher to deploy the needles from the cartridge; and a wound treatment material applicator assembly for delivering a wound treatment material to the target surgical site, the applicator assembly including: a respective reservoir supported on an outer periphery of the distal end of each of the first and second half-sections, wherein the wound treatment material is disposed within each reservoir and at least one of the reservoirs is in direct fluid communication with the plurality of deployable needles.