Surgical staplers are usually made of plastic and contain a box of expendable surgical staples. Staplers are available in two models: reusable and expendable. They are modeled after developmental or mechanical staplers and are designed to embed and apply several staples at a time.

These gadgets can be used to seal tissues internally during surgery. They are useful in minimally invasive surgery because they require only a limited opening to cut and seal tissue and blood vessels quickly. Skin staplers are used to remotely stitch high-pressure skin in areas such as the skull or torso.

Surgical staples offer a few focal points over sutures.

Be embedded quickly.

Be effectively expelled with a surgical staple remover.

Reduce the total time patients undergo surgery and anesthesia.

When Do Surgeons Reach for Staplers?

Staplers are not just for office supplies - they are workhorses for:

1. Gastrointestinal Applications

Reconnecting the intestines after cancer surgery

Sealing lung airways during lobectomies (no air leaks allowed)

Liver resections where you need instant hemostasis

2. Obstetric and Gynecological Uses

C-section closures (cuts uterine stitching time in half)

Securing big blood vessels during hysterectomies

3. Trauma Toolbox

Emergency spleen/liver repairs (when blood's pooling fast)

Temporary belly closures in damage control surgery

4. Keyhole Surgery MVP

Gastric sleeve procedures (that's weight loss surgery)

Removing lung nodules through tiny incisions

How do these Surgical Staplers work?

Surgical staplers work by compressing the tissue and joining the two pieces of tissue together with the extended wire of a B-staple and, in a few models, cutting off excess tissue to close the surgical wound cleanly.

There are different options for different types of surgeries, most of which are categorized as straight or loop.

With a direct stapler, the doctor places the handle on one end near the “jaws” on the other end of the stapler and places it over the tissue. When the doctor activates the stapler, a strand of staples sews the tissue together, and a blade cuts the tissue between the staples. Staplers close open wounds and stop bleeding.

Linear staplers are used to join tissues or remove organs during negligible surgery. Circular staplers are often used in surgery, including gastric-related tracts from the throat to the colon.

The circular stapler fires two amazing rows of staples from a circular stapler cartridge. This circular structure allows the stapler to connect two parts of the digestive tract or other tubular structures after expelling a package. The staples squeeze the tissue into a ring or donut shape, and then the built-in edges cut to cover the tissue and repair the modern connection.

What materials are surgical staples made of?

Common materials used for surgical staples include stainless steel and titanium. Both of these materials are solid metals and rarely cause problems for patients during surgery.

However, plastic staples are often used for patients with metal allergies or to reduce scar tissue.

Plastic or metal staples do not break as easily as many sutures, so extra care must be taken to prevent infection.

Sutures made from polylactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers can be reabsorbed by the body. They are often used in corrective surgery because, like plastic sutures, they have fewer side effects.