Surgical stapler with angled feeder belts
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
- a staple holder including an upper surface, said upper surface comprising two substantially-planar angled surfaces positioned lateral to and angled relative to each other;
a plurality of staple channels within said staple holder, wherein each of said staple channels opens to one of said angled surfaces, and wherein said staple channels lie in different planes relative to one another;
a feeder belt comprises at least one loop extending into said staple holder along a different plane from any of the planes along which said staple channels lie; and
a plurality of staples frangibly affixed to said feeder belt, wherein at least one of said staples is held within one of said staple channels.
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Abstract
An exemplary surgical stapler may include a staple holder, including an upper surface with two substantially-planar angled surfaces positioned lateral to and angled relative to each other. The staple holder may include staple channels within it, and each staple channel may open to a corresponding angled surface. The stapler may also include at least one feeder belt extending into the staple holder and staples frangibly affixed to the feeder belt. Generally, at least one staple is held within a corresponding staple channel of the staple holder.
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1. A surgical stapler, comprising:
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a staple holder including an upper surface, said upper surface comprising two substantially-planar angled surfaces positioned lateral to and angled relative to each other; a plurality of staple channels within said staple holder, wherein each of said staple channels opens to one of said angled surfaces, and wherein said staple channels lie in different planes relative to one another; a feeder belt comprises at least one loop extending into said staple holder along a different plane from any of the planes along which said staple channels lie; and a plurality of staples frangibly affixed to said feeder belt, wherein at least one of said staples is held within one of said staple channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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