A surgical device (25) to stanch the flow of blood is disclosed. The surgical device can place an implantable adhesive (65) over or around varices or other bleeders. The surgical device has a vacuum system (50) for capturing tissue and an adhesive system to apply adhesive to the captured tissue. A vacuum chamber (55) is used to contact tissue and contains a chamber therein for the reception of tissue. An adhesive applicator (52) is provided within the vacuum chamber and moves longitudinally therein to apply adhesive to tissue. The surgical device can apply an adhesive patch to tissue or inject adhesive into tissue. Alternately, an adhesive actuator and a chemical agent can be dispensed to tissue within the vacuum chamber.
