Annular adhesive structure

A method of disposing a structure between tissue sections, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a surgical stapling device having an anvil assembly and a body portion, the anvil assembly having an anvil member and the body portion carrying a plurality of surgical staples and a knife;
• b) inserting the anvil assembly into a first tissue section;
• c) inserting the body portion in a second tissue section;
• d) disposing a support structure between the first tissue section and the second tissue section, the annular structure comprising a wound treatment material;
• e) approximating the anvil assembly and body portion with one another so that an end portion of the first tissue section, an end portion of the second tissue section and the support structure are disposed between the anvil member and the body portion, the support structure being disposed between the first tissue section and the second tissue section;
• f) deploying the staples from the body portion;
• and
• g) cutting the first tissue section and the second tissue section with the knife.

A method of joining tissue, comprising the steps of:

• providing an apparatus having:
• an anvil;
• 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;
• deploying a support structure from the shaft so as to dispose the support structure between a first tissue section and a second tissue section, the support structure including a wound treatment material for joining tissue;
• approximating the anvil and body portion with one another so that the support structure is interposed between the first tissue section and the second tissue section.