What is a stapler？

Stapler is the first suture device in the world and has been used for gastrointestinal anastomosis for nearly a century. It was not until 1978 that tube stapler was widely used in gastrointestinal surgery. It is generally divided into disposable or multiple use stapler, imported or domestic stapler. It is used on medicine alternatives to traditional manual suture devices, because of the development of modern science and technology and production technology improvement, the clinical use of stapling quality is reliable, easy to use, tight, elastic, right especially the suture is rapid, simple operation and few side effects and complications such as advantages, also make the past can not be removed to lesion resection of tumor surgery.

Staplers are an alternative to manual suturing devices used in medicine. They work mainly by disconnecting or anastomosing tissue with titanium nails, similar to staplers. According to the different scope of application, it can be mainly divided into skin stapler, digestive tract (esophagus, gastrointestinal, etc.) circular stapler, rectal stapler, circular hemorrhoids stapler, circumcision stapler, vascular stapler, hernia stapler, lung cutting suture device, etc.

Compared with traditional manual suture, instrumental suture has the following advantages:

1. Simple and convenient operation, saving operation time.

2.Use once to avoid cross infection.

3.The use of titanium nails or stainless steel nails (skin suture device) suture tight, moderate tightness.

4.With few side effects and effective reduction of surgical complications.