Patent ID: 8800842

Claim:
A gastric bander staple device comprising: a. a housing having a first end and a second end and an interior housing channel; b. a slidable tube for slidable reception within the interior housing channel, the slidable tube having a first end, a second end, an exterior surface and an interior surface forming an open tube channel within the slidable tube; c. at least one suction port comprising an opening from the exterior surface of the slidable tube to the tube channel; d. a constriction band surrounding the exterior surface of the slidable tube, e. a plurality of staples removably positioned adjacent the exterior surface of the slidable tube and held in place by the constriction band; and f. an anvil removably positioned on the first end of the slidable tube, the anvil including a first upper surface and a second lower surface, wherein the second lower surface has a shape substantially similar to the first end of the slidable tube, the anvil further including a guide edge for the plurality of staples.