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True multi-fire surgical stapler configured to fire staples of different sizes

  • US 8,070,036 B1
  • Filed: 03/09/2009
  • Issued: 12/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Surgical apparatus, comprising:

  • a knife;

    a staple holder along which said knife is slidable;

    a plurality of endless feeder belts located on each side of said knife; and

    a first plurality of staples frangibly connected to at least one said feeder belt; and

    a second plurality of staples frangibly connected to at least one said feeder belt to which at least a subset of said first plurality of staples is connected;

    wherein said first plurality of staples have a different size than said second plurality of staples.

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