Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues

A surgical device in combination with an endoscope, for stapling and fastening body tissues, said device comprising:

• holding means for holding a cassette containing a plurality of stapling/fastening members;
• applying means located in said holding means, for applying the stapling/fastening members to the body tissues;
• deforming means located in the vicinity of said holding means, for deforming the stapling/fastening members applied by said applying means, thereby fixing the stapling/fastening members to the body tissues;
• an insertion section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion to which said holding means is connected, said insertion section being inserted into a channel of the endoscope;
• and
• an operation section removably connected to the proximal end portion of said insertion section after said insertion section is inserted into the channel of the endoscope, for operating said deforming means;
• an observation means located on a distal end of said endoscope;
• wherein said holding means is introduced into a body cavity by using the endoscope in order to staple the body tissues together.