Disclosed is a surgical stapling apparatus and method of use that includes acartridgeassembly which is capable of being reloaded during a surgical procedurewithout beingremoved from the surgical site This allows a surgeon to continue a surgicaloperation withoutwithdrawing or removing the surgical stapler for reloading and thus reducesthe length of thesurgery while allowing the physician to concentrate solely on the surgicalprocedure rather thandividing attention between the surgical procedure and reloading of thesurgical stapler Thesurgical stapling apparatus includes an elongate member having a plurality offastenersarranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending rows which islongitudinally translatablethrough the cartridge to position the plurality of fasteners relative to aplurality of retention slotsextending through an upper surface of the cartridge.
