Patent ID: 8579179

Claim:
A nasal septal stapling apparatus comprising: a body; a first arm extending from the body, wherein the first arm comprises: a first arm proximal portion and a first arm distal portion; and said first arm distal portion comprising a first head portion and a staple bank; a second arm extending from the body, wherein the second arm comprises: a second arm proximal portion and a second arm distal portion; and said second arm distal portion comprising a second head portion, said second head portion comprising a receptacle; a staple moving member configured to discharge a staple from the staple bank; and a trigger comprising a camming surface configured to engage the second arm and configured to move from a resting position to a firing position, wherein: when the trigger is in the resting position, the first arm is spaced apart from the second arm and the first head portion is spaced apart from the second head portion; the second head portion is capable of contacting the first head portion when the trigger is in the firing position; and the first arm is spaced apart from the second arm between the body and the first head portion when the trigger is in the firing position; wherein when during use the trigger is moved from the resting position to the firing position the camming surface moves relative to the second arm and thus rotates the second arm distal portion towards the first arm.