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Pneumatically actuated surgical stapler head

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TLDR
In this paper, a driving mechanism is provided as a means to clamp and implant surgical staples pneumatically, and a clamping piston is used to clamp the tissue and a driving piston is driven into position to implant the staples.
Abstract
A driving mechanism is provided as a means to clamp and implant surgical staples pneumatically. First, one pneumatic line propels a clamping piston to clamp the tissue and to propel a driving piston into position to be fired. Then a second pneumatic line causes the driving piston to propel a driver which implants staples into the tissue.

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