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abstract a surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. the lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge. the cartridge includes a housing, a plurality of staples in the housing, and a deck plus the plurality of staples. the deck defines, with each aperture being apertures with each aperture being over each staple. the cartridge further includes an agent. the firing bar is operable to assist with releasing the agent onto the severed line of tissue when the firing bar is advanced. ************************** surgical stapling device with auxiliary material application feature. The present invention relates to a surgical instrument including a handle portion, a rod that houses a trigger bar, and an end actuator comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a clamping and separating assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing movement produced by the handle portion and the rod. the lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge. the cartridge includes a compartment, a plurality of clips disposed in the compartment, and a holder disposed on the plurality of clips. the support defines openings, each opening being substantially disposed in each clamp. the cartridge further includes an agent. the trigger bar is intended to help release the agent in a separate line from the tissue when the trigger bar is advanced. |