Patent ID: 9345478
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical method of treating tissue within the body of a patient, comprising: providing an endocutter having a knife, a staple holder along which said knife is slidable, a plurality of feeder belts located on each side of said knife, a first plurality of staples having a first size, said first plurality of staples integral with and breakable from at least one said feeder belt, and a second plurality of staples having a second size different from said first size, said second plurality of staples integral with and breakable from at least one said feeder belt; engaging tissue of the patient with said staple holder; deploying at least two of said first plurality of said staples having a first size; disengaging tissue of the patient from said staple holder; once again engaging tissue of the patient with the same said staple holder; and deploying at least two of said second plurality of said staples having a second size.