An applicator (1, Fig 1) for holding and discharging a curable liquid composition, preferably surgical glue, comprising a discharge tip 20 having a distal end, from which the liquid is discharged, provided with an outlet section 23 having at least one groove formation 26 extending there along. The groove formations 26 may be provided either internally (Fig 3) or externally (Fig 4) of the tip 20 and are preferably provided with a longitudinal axis parallel therewith. For instance, in one embodiment the tip 20 may have a bore 24 extending through the tip to the distal end thereof, and groove formations 26 are formed in the wall of the bore. In an alternative embodiment (Fig 4) the tip may have an upstream section with a bore and a downstream section in the exterior of which the groove formations (38, Fig 4) are provided. The provision of grooves serves to prevent blockage of the tip, even when pressed against a tissue surface during the fixation of a mesh support material in the repair of hernias.
