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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Frank J. Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Christopher J. Criscuolo, Branford, CT (US);
David Fowler, Cheshire, CT (US);
Michael J. Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Danyel J. Tarinelli, Middletown, CT (US);
Robert Capella, Shelton, CT (US);
Kevin Sniffin, Danbury, CT (US);
Ahmad R. Hadba, Wallingford, CT (US);
Frank J. Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Christopher J. Criscuolo, Branford, CT (US);
David Fowler, Cheshire, CT (US);
Michael J. Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Danyel J. Tarinelli, Middletown, CT (US);
Robert Capella, Shelton, CT (US);
Kevin Sniffin, Danbury, CT (US);
Ahmad R. Hadba, Wallingford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An assembly for joining tissue is provided and includes an anvil assembly and a body portion juxtaposed with respect to one another along a shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; and an applicator supported on the anvil assembly and configured for retaining a wound treatment material therein and for dispensing the wound treatment material therefrom. A method for joining tissue is provided and includes the steps of dispensing the wound treatment material from the applicator so as to distribute wound treatment material onto at least one of a first tissue section and a second tissue section; and approximating the anvil assembly and the body portion to one another so that the first tissue section and the second tissue section are in contact with one another with the dispensed wound treatment material interposed therebetween.