| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical instrument and structure configured to apply surgical mechanical fasteners concomitantly with a non-mechanical biocompatible wound treatment material to enhance the properties of repaired or adjoined tissue at a target surgical site. <P>SOLUTION: According to one embodiment, this invention provides an anvil assembly for a circular stapling apparatus. The anvil assembly includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon; a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a connection member of the circular stapling apparatus; an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, the anvil plate defining a plurality of staple forming pockets therein; and a wound treatment material disposed in each staple forming pocket of the anvil plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
