The present disclosure is directed to a surgical apparatus, comprising an anvil jaw (102) configured to form at least one surgical staple, a cartridge jaw (104) configured to deploy one or more surgical staples against the anvil jaw, and a pressure distribution device (110) attached to at least one of the anvil jaw and the cartridge jaw, wherein the pressure distribution device is configured to distribute a clamping pressure to a target tissue during a clamping and a stapling of the target tissue.
