Circular stapler
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1. A circular stapler, comprising:
- an anvil;
a staple holder connected to said anvil; and
a feeder belt ring held within said staple holder, said feeder belt ring including a plurality of staples frangibly affixed thereto, the staple holder configured to hold the plurality of staples about a longitudinal axis of a shaft coupled to the anvil, each of the plurality of staples extending parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
An exemplary circular stapler may include an anvil; a staple holder connected to the anvil; and a feeder belt ring held within the staple holder, the feeder belt ring including staples frangibly affixed thereto. An exemplary surgical method for treating tissue may include possessing an anvil, a staple holder connected to the anvil, and a feeder belt ring held within the staple holder, the feeder belt ring including a plurality of staples frangibly affixed thereto; clamping tissue between the anvil and staple holder; and sequentially deforming and then breaking from the feeder belt ring at least two staples.
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1. A circular stapler, comprising:
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an anvil; a staple holder connected to said anvil; and a feeder belt ring held within said staple holder, said feeder belt ring including a plurality of staples frangibly affixed thereto, the staple holder configured to hold the plurality of staples about a longitudinal axis of a shaft coupled to the anvil, each of the plurality of staples extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical stapler, comprising:
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an anvil; a staple holder coupled to said anvil, the staple holder configured to hold a plurality of staples in a ring formation about a longitudinal axis of a shaft coupled to the anvil, each of the plurality of staples extending parallel to the axis; and a wedge movably coupled to the staple holder so that the wedge rotates around the longitudinal axis to deploy the plurality of staples in a sequential manner around the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical apparatus, comprising:
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a shaft, having a longitudinal axis; an anvil coupled to the shaft; a staple holder coupled to the shaft, the staple holder configured to hold a plurality of staples in a feeder belt ring about the longitudinal axis, each of the plurality of staples extending parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a wedge movably coupled to the shaft so that the wedge circulates about the longitudinal axis to detach the plurality of staples from the feeder belt ring in a sequential manner around the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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