摘要 |
<p>A staple-housing cartridge suitable for use in a surgical arena, adapted to be mounted on a powering unit, and suitable for suturing the skin or fascia of a patient. A plurality of staples are guided and are driven by a continuous belt adapted for rotation in the cartridge housing. When the powering unit is activated, a pusher element integral with the cartridge ejects and form a staple and simultaneously advances the continuous belt, with its supply of staples, to ready the cartridge for the next stapling operation.</p> |