CURVED CUTTER STAPLER SHAPED FOR MALE PELVIS

摘要

A surgical instrument adapted for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue is provided. The surgical instrument comprises a frame having a proximal end an d a distal end, with a handle positioned at the proximal end and an end effector positioned at the distal end. The end effector is shaped and dimensioned for supporting a cartridge housing an d an anvil structure, the cartridge housing and anvil structure being relatively movable between a first spaced apart position and a second position in close approximation with one another. The surgical instrument further comprises a firing mechanism associated with the end effector and th e cartridge housing for selective actuation. The end effector has a radius of curvature optimize d for a male pelvis.