A manually powered surgical stapling instrument for applying sterilized staples to the disunited skin or fascia of a patient for effecting a joining of the skin or fascia. The instrument is adapted to associate with a staple carrying cartridge having an anvil at one end thereof and adapted to house a...http://www.google.es/patents/US4204623?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US4204623 - Manually powered surgical stapling instrument