Patent ID: 8870911

Claim:
A kit of parts comprising a forceps and a stapler apparatus, the stapler apparatus comprising: (a) a stapler having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the stapler further comprising (i) a trigger; (ii) an anvil docking pin aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the stapler; and (iii) a stapling means, the anvil docking pin and stapling means being at the distal end of the stapler; and (b) a detachable anvil, comprising an anvil head and an anvil shaft, wherein the anvil shaft is adapted to receive the anvil docking pin and operation of the trigger causes the stapling means to be actuated, wherein the trocar of the forceps is adapted for insertion into the anvil shaft; and the forceps comprising: (a) an elongate body; (b) a grip region at end of the elongate body, the grip region comprising a lever; (c) a grasping assembly at the opposite end of the elongate body, the grasping assembly comprising a moveable grasper and a trocar; and (d) an actuating mechanism coupling the lever to the grasping assembly for effecting movement of the grasper relative to the elongate body.