SURGICAL STAPLER AND DISPOSABLE LOADING UNIT HAVING DIFFERENT SIZE STAPLES

摘要

A surgical stapler and a disposable unit for a surgical stapler include a cartridge housing a plurality of different-sized surgical fasteners or staples for providing hemostasis, tissue joining or welding, etc. Preferably, the cartridge in a preferred embodiments has six rows of surgical staples, three on each side of a longitudinal knife slot. The outer two rows have the same size staples and are the largest staples housed by the cartridge. The middle two rows have the same size staples. The inner two rows have the same size staples and are the smallest staples housed by the cartridge.