Surgical staplers are used during many surgical procedures to connect internal tissues and organs under significant tension or to close external wounds. A surgical stapler helps bring separated tissues together to promote healing.
Surgical staplers help close wounds that are too complex or too large to close with regular stitches. They are frequently used as an alternative to traditional sutures in invasive procedures like gastrointestinal, thoracic, and gynecologic surgeries, especially when it is necessary to cut through tissues and organs, remove part of an organ, and form connections between structures. Surgical staplers are often much faster to apply than traditional stitches and should present a low risk of infection, reduce scarring, and be less painful than regular stitches.