One exemplary surgical apparatus may include an anvil assembly to which a staple holder assembly detachably connected feeder belts positioned at least partially within the staple holder assembly staples separably attached to each feeder belt a wedge assembly slidable within and along the staple holder assembly, the wedge assembly including an engagement feature and a deployment handle, where, upon closure of the anvil assembly and staple holder assembly relative to one another, the deployment handle engages the engagement feature where the deployment handle is movable along the anvil assembly to drive the wedge assembly relative to the staple holder assembly, feeder belts and staples in order to deform at least one staple to a closed state and separate at least one closed staple from the corresponding feeder belt. One exemplary surgical method may include providing a surgical stapler having an anvil and a staple holder separably connected to the anvil, where the staple holder holds feeder belts and staples separably connected to each feeder belt deploying, at least twice, a plurality of staples from the staple holder and then removing the staple holder from the anvil.
