Patent 9155536 was granted and assigned to Cardica, Inc. on October, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An exemplary circular stapler may include an anvil; a staple holder connected to the anvil; and a feeder belt ring held within the staple holder, the feeder belt ring including staples frangibly affixed thereto. An exemplary surgical method for treating tissue may include possessing an anvil, a staple holder connected to the anvil, and a feeder belt ring held within the staple holder, the feeder belt ring including a plurality of staples frangibly affixed thereto; clamping tissue between the anvil and staple holder; and sequentially deforming and then breaking from the feeder belt ring at least two staples.