摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling device for applying surgical staples to body tissue.SOLUTION: A surgical stapling instrument comprises: a handle assembly including a movable handle for actuating a stapler; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a head portion disposed adjacently to a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the shell assembly including a shell and a staple guide housing a plurality of staples; and a flexible engagement structure attaching the staple guide to the shell. |