This is what a colon-stapler looks like


I subscribe to Medgadget's RSS feed because it's a universe of gadgets I would never see otherwise, and these gadgets have names and functions that alternately mystify and send shivers up the spine. Case in point, this "Radial Reload Colon Cutter/Stapler."

Endo GIA Radial Reload with Tri Staple Technology side1 Covidiens Endo GIA Radial Reload Colon Cutter/Stapler Goes DeeperAccording to Covidien, "Radial Reload allows surgeons to cut and securely staple colon tissue up to 2 cm deeper into the pelvis than Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.'s Contour Curved Cutter Stapler during low anterior resection (LAR) procedures."

Covidien's Endo GIA Radial Reload Colon Cutter/Stapler Goes Deeper