A surgical instrument is provided including a handle portion and a body portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the body portion, the end effector assembly including an electromagnetic manipulator in cooperation with an ultraviolet (UV) light source for performing tacking of an implant. In an alternative embodiment, the end effector assembly includes an electromagnetic manipulator in cooperation with at least one tack for performing tacking of an implant. The implant may be a mesh having a ferromagnetic coating activated by the electromagnetic manipulator. The tissue may have a UV coating activated by UV light applied by the UV light source.
