DST Series™ TA™  Staple Cartridge TA9048L has the following features:

• Covidien's Directional Stapling Technology that uses reloadable staple cartridges.

• 2 staggered rows of titanium staples 90mm in length.

• Each staple is 4.8mm high before closure.

• DS Series technology for superior staple strength.

• The stapler can be reloaded 7 times for a total of 8 firings per instrument. The stapler comes preloaded with 1 cartridge.

• Cartridges come in 4 lengths:

  • 30mm
  • 45mm
  • 60mm
  • 90mm

• Staples have the following heights before/after closure

  • 2.5/1.0mm  WHITE (vascular staples have 3 rows)
  • 3.5/1.5mm  BLUE
  • 4.8/2.0mm  GREEN