Patent ID: 7861893

Claim:
A surgical device for the mixing and dispensing of a dual component surgical adhesive onto tissue comprising: a) a handle; b) a first chamber containing a first adhesive component and a second chamber containing a second adhesive component, the first chamber and the second chamber located within the handle; c) a replaceable cartridge removably attached to the handle and having an empty third chamber and an empty fourth chamber and a mixing nozzle operably coupled to the third chamber and the fourth chamber, wherein when the replaceable cartridge is removably attached to the handle, the third chamber is operably attached to the first chamber and the fourth chamber is operably attached to the second chamber; d) a firing mechanism located within the handle and operably coupled to the replaceable cartridge when the cartridge is removably attached to the handle, wherein when the firing mechanism is actuated, a portion of the first adhesive component is drawn from the first chamber and into the third chamber, and a portion of the second adhesive component is drawn from the second chamber and into the fourth chamber, and the first portion of adhesive and the second portion of adhesive are mixed and ejected from the nozzle onto tissue; and e) a first valve system in the handle to provide one way passage of the first adhesive component from the first chamber and one way passage of the second adhesive component from the second chamber.