Abstract: An anastomosis device includes a stapler and an anvil. The stapler includes a clamp head with opposing first and second clamp jaws and a clamp actuator and clamp lock. Staple magazines are connected to the clamp jaws for retaining a plurality of staples in an array, and drivers are provided for moving the plurality of staples in the array out of the staple magazine. An anvil includes a clamp head with opposing first and second clamp jaws, a clamp actuator and a clamp lock. Anvil portions are connected to the clamp jaws. The stapler detachably engages to the anvil, and aligns the staple magazines with the anvils. The drivers are operated to move the staples from the staple magazines into contact with the anvil portions. A method for performing anastomosis is also disclosed.

Abstract: A stapling apparatus for performing anastomosis on hollow organs which includes an adjacent aligned pair of stapling jaws for respectively retaining hollow organ ends together in aligned registration for stapling the ends together to form an anastomosis. Each of the stapling jaws has opposing hinged hemostat jaws operable for clamping respective hollow organ ends therebetween prior to stapling. The hemostat jaws include a stapling mechanism for stapling the retained hollow organ ends together.

Abstract: A stapling apparatus for performing anastomosis on hollow organs. The apparatus consists of two combinable tools which are L-shaped, one tool for retaining staple retaining clips, and the other tool for retaining staples. The L-shaped tools are each provided with an elongated handle and a C-shaped jaw positioned at a distal bottom end of the handle in a plane substantially transverse to the handles of the tools. When the two tools are combined, the C-shaped jaw retaining a series of staple retaining clips is positioned below the C-shaped jaw retaining the arranged series of staples with the respective staples in registration with respective underlying clips for stapling. The C-shaped jaws provide gaps which permit ingress and egress of hollow organ ends to be stapled.