True multi-fire linear cutter

A surgical method for treating tissue, comprising:

• placing an anvil assembly or a staple holder assembly near a target tissue;
• coupling said anvil assembly with said staple holder assembly, wherein the staple holder assembly includes a feeder belt at least partially deposed within said staple holder assembly, and wherein a plurality of staples are frangibly connected to said feeder belt;
• defining an adjustable length of a staple line for treating said target tissue;
• sliding a wedge assembly within said staple holder in a first direction to deploy and frangibly separate at least one of said plurality of staples connected to said feeder belt;
• and
• transecting a length of said target tissue corresponding to said defined adjustable length of said staple line.

A surgical apparatus, comprising:

• an anvil;
• a staple holder coupled to and detachable in its entirety from said anvil;
• a feeder belt deposed at least partially within said staple holder;
• a plurality of staples separably attached to said feeder belt;
• and
• an adjustable tissue stop movably coupled to at least one of said anvil and said staple holder, wherein said adjustable tissue stop limits movement of a wedge assembly along the anvil or staple holder to control a number of said plurality of staples for deployment from said staple holder.

A surgical apparatus, comprising:

• an anvil assembly;
• a staple holder assembly detachably coupled to said anvil assembly;
• a feeder belt deposed at least partially within said staple holder assembly, wherein a plurality of staples are frangibly connected to said feeder belt;
• a wedge assembly slidably deposed within said staple holder assembly, wherein sliding said wedge assembly within said staple holder assembly in a first direction deploys and frangibly separates at least one of said plurality of staples connected to said feeder belt and wherein sliding said wedge assembly within said staple holder assembly in a second direction resets said wedge assembly to an initial position to further deploy additional staples.

A surgical apparatus, comprising:

• an anvil assembly;
• a staple holder assembly detachably coupled to said anvil assembly;
• a feeder belt deposed at least partially within said staple holder assembly, wherein a plurality of staples are frangibly connected to said feeder belt;
• a wedge assembly slidably deposed within said staple holder assembly, wherein sliding said wedge assembly within said staple holder assembly in a first direction deploys and frangibly separates at least one of said plurality of staples connected to said feeder belt and wherein sliding said wedge assembly within said staple holder assembly in a second direction advances said feeder belt to place at least a fresh one of said plurality of staples in a ready fire or ready deployment position.