Surgical stapler with staples of different sizes
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1. A surgical apparatus, comprising:
- a staple holder;
at least one feeder belt fixed to said staple holder;
a plurality of staples integral with and frangibly separable from said at least one feeder belt; and
a wedge longitudinally moveable relative to the plurality of staples;
wherein at least one of said staples is sized differently from at least one other said staple andwherein a surface of the wedge contacts a staple of the plurality of staples for deployment of the staple.
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Abstract
One example of a surgical apparatus may include a staple holder; at least one feeder belt fixed to the staple holder; and staples integral with and frangibly separable from the feeder belt; where at least one of the staples is sized differently from at least one other staple.
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16 Claims
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1. A surgical apparatus, comprising:
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a staple holder; at least one feeder belt fixed to said staple holder; a plurality of staples integral with and frangibly separable from said at least one feeder belt; and a wedge longitudinally moveable relative to the plurality of staples; wherein at least one of said staples is sized differently from at least one other said staple and wherein a surface of the wedge contacts a staple of the plurality of staples for deployment of the staple. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical apparatus, comprising:
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a staple holder; a plurality of feeder belts fixed to and immovable relative to said staple holder; a wedge longitudinally aligned with a plurality of staples; a plurality of staples integral with and frangibly separable from each said feeder belt; wherein at least one of said staples is sized differently from at least one other of said staples and wherein a surface of the wedge contacts a staple of the plurality of staples for deployment of the staple. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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