the reservoir 24 or it may be removably attached such as by a screw fitting compression fitting or luer lock fitting in a preferred embodiment the cannula 26 is about 10 to 50 gauge including about 25 gauge in any case the bore within the cannula 26 should be sized so as to be compatible with the quantity and viscosity of the adhesive to be expressed therethrough the length of the cannula 26 is preferably selected to be a length long enough to reach the intended application site but not too much longer as excess cannula length can make precise application more difficult the material held within the reservoir 24 and delivered by the applicator 10 may be any type of media for which precise application is desired in a medical surgical or veterinary context including adhesives sealants hemostatic agents drugs and the like in a preferred embodiment the material delivered is an adhesive preferred adhesives include but are not limited to cyanoacrylate adhesives fibrin based adhesives and other medically useful adhesives the viscosity of the adhesive or media used can be chosen from within a wide range to suit the particular procedure or indication in one preferred embodiment the adhesive is a thickened cyanoacrylate adhesive that is an adhesive having a viscosity greater than about 2 000 cps and or as high as 100 000 cps such adhesives are disclosed in u s pat nos 6 155 265 and 6 386 203 the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties the applicator 10 is preferably primed with adhesive or other media prior to use use of the applicator 10 proceeds by placing the tip of the cannula 26 in contact with or near a surface and then pulling or otherwise moving the trigger.