Patent ID: 8066169

Claim:
A surgical stapling apparatus comprising: a tubular body portion having a connection member; a staple cartridge assembly operably supported on the tubular body portion, the staple cartridge assembly having a plurality of staple retaining slots and a surgical staple in each of the staple retaining slots; an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon, the anvil plate defining a plurality of staple forming pockets in registration with the staple retaining slots; a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage the connection member of the tubular body portion; a wound treatment material disposed within each of the plurality of staple retaining slots of the staple cartridge assembly and each of the plurality of staple forming pockets of the anvil plate, wherein the wound treatment material is at least one of an adhesive, a sealant, a hemostat and a medicament; and a liner at least partially extending over the anvil plate to retain the wound treatment material within each of the plurality of staple forming pockets prior to a firing of the surgical stapling apparatus.