Research Article: A Comparison of the Preclinical Performance of the Echelon™+ Stapler with Thunderbird Reloads to Two Commercial Endoscopic Surgical Staplers
Abstract:
In , Hungarian surgeon Humer Hultl and Hungarian surgical device designer Victor Fisher developed the first internal surgical stapler. Since their introduction, surgical staplers have continuously evolved and are one of the most widely used surgical instruments for tissue transection, resection and creation of anastomoses. The evolution of the modern stapler facilitated the development of minimally invasive surgery, particularly in thoracic and general surgery. For instance, stapling has become part of the standard of care in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to treat lung cancer. Stapling also makes the method of extracorporeal/intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic surgery possible for gastric cancer patients with faster recovery and less pain compared with open surgery.
Introduction:
In , Hungarian surgeon Humer Hultl and Hungarian surgical device designer Victor Fisher developed the first internal surgical stapler. Since their introduction, surgical staplers have continuously evolved and are one of the most widely used surgical instruments for tissue transection, resection and creation of anastomoses. The evolution of the modern stapler facilitated the development of minimally invasive surgery, particularly in thoracic and general surgery. For instance, stapling has become part of the…
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