Surgical stapling instruments structured for pump-assisted delivery of medical agents

A surgical instrument, comprising:

• an actuator;
• an end effector, comprising:
• a movable member configured to at least one of sever tissue and deploy staples from a staple cartridge;
• and
• an anvil;
• and
• a medical agent dispensing system, comprising:
• at least one storage reservoir structured for storing at least a component of a medical agent;
• a pump in communication with the storage reservoir, wherein the actuator is configured to operate the pump;
• a delivery tube in communication with the pump, the delivery tube being structured to receive a quantity of the medical agent from the storage reservoir during operation of the pump;
• and,
• at least one agent tube in communication with the delivery tube, the agent tube being structured for communication with at least one agent port formed in the anvil for dispensing the medical agent therethrough.

A surgical instrument comprising:

• a handle portion including at least one storage reservoir structured for storing at least a component of a medical agent, the handle portion further including a pump in communication with the storage reservoir;
• a shaft portion connected to the handle portion, the shaft portion including a delivery tube in communication with the storage reservoir, such that a medical agent is deliverable from the storage reservoir to the delivery tube during operation of the pump;
• an end effector operatively associated with the shaft portion, the end effector comprising:
• a channel configured to receive a staple cartridge;
• and
• a firing member configured to at least one of sever tissue and drive staples from the staple cartridge;
• and
• at least one agent tube in communication with the delivery tube, the agent tube extending from the shaft portion to communicate with at least one agent port formed in the staple cartridge for dispensing the medical agent therethrough.

A surgical instrument comprising:

• a handle portion including at least one storage reservoir structured for storing at least a component of a medical agent, the handle portion further including a pump in communication with the storage reservoir;
• a shaft portion connected to the handle portion, the shaft portion including a delivery tube in communication with the storage reservoir, such that a medical agent is deliverable from the storage reservoir to the delivery tube during operation of the pump;
• an end effector operatively associated with the shaft portion, the end effector including:
• a firing member configured to at least one of sever tissue and drive staples from a staple cartridge;
• and
• an anvil;
• and
• at least one agent tube in communication with the delivery tube, the agent tube extending from the shaft portion to communicate with at least one agent port formed in the anvil for dispensing the medical agent therethrough.