Patent ID: 8646674

Claim:
A surgical stapling kit for stapling tissue, comprising: (a) a stapling instrument comprising: (i) a handle, (ii) a first clamping member, wherein the first clamping member is configured to receive a plurality of staples, wherein the first clamping member comprises a first fluid passageway, (iii) a second clamping member opposed to the first clamping member, wherein the second clamping member comprises an anvil for forming the staples, and (iv) a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to store a tissue treatment composition, wherein the reservoir comprises a second fluid passageway, wherein the second fluid passageway is couplable with the first fluid passageway to selectively deliver the tissue treatment composition to a position between the first and second clamping members, wherein one or both of the first or second clamping members are coupled with the handle, wherein the second clamping member is movable between an open position for receiving tissue and a closed position for stapling tissue between the clamping members wherein the second fluid passageway is configured to couple with the first fluid passageway in response to movement of the second clamping member to the closed position, wherein the second fluid passageway is configured to decouple from the first fluid passageway in response to movement of the second clamping member to the open position; and (b) a biocompatible, rupturable tissue treatment member, wherein the tissue treatment member is configured to receive and retain a tissue treatment composition comprising a medical fluid, wherein the tissue treatment member is further configured to be positioned between the first and second clamping members such that, when tissue is clamped and stapled between the clamping members, the tissue treatment member releases at least a portion of the fluid tissue treatment composition retained by the tissue treatment member.