Staples for Bowel Surgery
Surgeons frequently use surgical steel staples to close segments of the bowels during procedures involving partial removal of the small or large intestine. A clamp-like instrument closes down upon the bowel that will be cut. The surgeon activates the instrument to simultaneously cut and close, with staples, the end of the bowel. This allows for a clean separation without the risk of internal bowel contents leaking into the abdominal cavity, which could lead to serious infection.
Surgical Steel Staples for Lung Surgery
Surgeons may use a similar instrument in the chest cavity for partial or complete lung removal. Like the bowels, lung tissue, blood vessels and the bronchial tubes must be cut and sealed simultaneously to prevent bleeding or inadvertent introduction of bacteria into the sterile thoracic (chest) space. These surgical staples work by clamping, or crimping down, onto freshly cut tissue, which is incised simultaneously in front of the staple waiting to be deployed.
Staples for Reattachment
Bowel surgery typically involves the reattachment of intestinal segments in order to restore normal function. Surgical stapling devices are manufactured to perform a clean cut and re-anastomosis (reattachment) of bowel segments in one sterile operative process. Unlike the stapler for detachment, this instrument performs a circumferential cut and stapling that restores the normal internal opening of the intestines.
These reattachment units work by inserting a cylindrical deployment device which circumferentially slices through the bowel tissue as staples trailing the cutting mechanism clamp down the tissue edges to prevent bleeding, leakage of stool and set up a secure reattachment to the opposing bowel tissue segment. This restores the ability of materials to pass through the intestinal tract.
Staples for Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) often involves the strategic stapling of the stomach to reduce the size of the stomach and to reattach it to a portion of the intestine to facilitate rapid movement of food through the stomach and bowel for reduced absorption. These stapling units work by clamping down upon the portion of the stomach to be removed or sequestered from receiving food. Staples then crimp the tissue to be removed or blocked off. If tissue is to be removed, it is first cut then stapled. If the tissue is just to be blocked, the staples create the blocked off area.
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