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Surgical Stapler
A medical instrument designed for mechanical fastening of soft tissues (e.g., closing of incisions or wounds) by delivering staples into the tissues. These devices usually consist of a mechanism for delivering staples and a disposable cartridge containing the staples. (NCI Thesaurus)
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