SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT

摘要

A surgical stapler of the type in which staples are ejected from a staple cartridge to be formed against an anvil, the cartridge being held in a cartridge holder (122) between the jaws (55), (56) of an interchangeable jaw member (54). The jaw member (54) is interchangeably attached by a locking slide (53) to a housing (50) having an operating lever (58). The operating lever (58) is operable in a first movement to cause the cartridge holder (122) to move towards the anvil placing the cartridge into a staple firing position and is operated in a second movement to cause the staple to be ejected from the cartridge.