A Smart Surgical Stapler: Advantages of Full-Powered Functionality Reprinted from July 2021 Supported by GENERAL SURGERY NEWS Intelligent Surgical Stapling Surgical staplers continue to evolve, and the more sophis.ticated devices are notable for their consistency in deliver.ing well-formed and reliable staple lines.1,2 Powered devices were introduced a decade ago to reduce variability in sur.gical stapling.2,a,b For the last 3 years, Andrew Wheeler, MD, a bariatric surgeon at the University of
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