Patent ID: 8286850

Claim:
A surgical stapling apparatus for joining body tissue, comprising: a staple anvil having a knife track; a staple cartridge adjacent the staple anvil, the staple cartridge and staple anvil being juxtaposable with one another, the staple cartridge including a plurality of surgical staples arranged in linear rows, the staple cartridge having a knife slot extending between two of the linear rows; a staple actuator having at least one cam wedge for ejecting the staples; a driving member for distally translating the staple actuator to eject the staples from the staple cartridge and drive the staples toward the anvil; a knife blade arranged to translate distally along the linear rows of staples with the staple actuator; and a wound closure material applicator assembly, including a conduit having a distribution tip defining an orifice, the conduit being attached to the staple actuator and arranged so that the orifice faces proximally, the wound closure material applicator assembly including a source of wound closure material.