Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Surgical staplers: a review

J McGuire1, I C Wright, J N Leverment

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicester, UK.

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Perioperative antibiotic practices amongst otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat surgeons) in South Africa.

South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie·2024
Same author

Parallel and High Throughput Reaction Monitoring with Computer Vision.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)·2024
Same author

Case report: a giant cell-rich gnathic bone lesion in a child with pycnodysostosis.

Frontiers in oral health·2023
Same author

Importance of understanding military veterans' perspectives of 'the right support' provided by an NHS-commissioned military veterans' mental health service.

BMJ military health·2022
Same author

National population prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in Scotland during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective national serosurvey.

Public health·2021
Same author

"How I do it": Novel non-occlusive balloon dilation in paediatric airway stenosis: A paradigm shift (with video).

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases·2021

Surgical staplers, a staple in surgery for nearly 200 years, offer diverse options for tissue joining. Advancements continue to enhance minimally invasive surgery applications.

Area of Science:

  • Surgical Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Mechanical devices for tissue approximation have been utilized by surgeons for nearly two centuries.
  • Surgical stapling represents a highly successful and widely adopted method for tissue joining.

Observation:

  • The current range of surgical staplers includes five established categories: circular, linear, linear cutting, ligating, and skin staplers.
  • Recent innovations have introduced variations suitable for minimally invasive surgery, expanding procedural applications.
  • Numerous commercial models exist within each category, featuring unique design characteristics.

Findings:

  • Surgical stapler designs and procedural applications have seen significant improvements and expansions due to recent developments.
  • This review provides a structured overview of available stapling instruments and their associated surgical procedures.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • Further research and development in surgical stapler design and procedures hold potential for significant advancements.
  • Continued innovation is expected to further integrate surgical stapling into the field of minimally invasive surgery.