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oes it fire consistently? And does it give you a uniform
staple line formation? "No malfunctions and no leakage
— that's all surgeons care about when it comes to surgi-
cal staplers," says David Renton, MD, MPH, an assistant
professor of surgery at Ohio State University's Center
for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Columbus.
Marlene Brunswick, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA, director of periopera-
tive services at Mercy St. Vincent's Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio,
takes it a step further. She says a surgeon she once worked with was
so concerned about whether his laparoscopic staples would hold that
it often meant the difference between a restful or a sleepless night.
She says his mind would race with what-ifs from the day's cases:
S U R G I C A L S T A P L I N G
What Surgeons Want
In Their Staplers
It's a short list: no malfunctions and no leakage.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
STAPLE FIRING Besides ease of use, the stapler features that matter
most to surgeons are secure staple lines and uniform staple formation.
