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Instruments designed to deliver surgical glue during operative procedures. These instruments are manual, handheld instruments typically including a mechanism (e.g., syringe or pistol-like structure) to store and deliver the surgical glue as a liquid or spray; the instruments may include appropriate containers for the glue and a pressurized gas that is used to propel the glue as a spray. Surgical glue delivery instruments may include a detachable tube or catheter that is tapered at the distal end for internal applications. Surgical glue delivery instruments are used in surgical and endoscopic procedures as well as in other procedures including wound closure. Dedicated instruments intended to deliver only a particular type of surgical glue are also available.
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