#$%^&*AU2010200910B220120119.pdf#####ABSTRACT CIRCULAR STAPLER FOR HEMORRHOID OPERATIONS Circular stapler for performing hemorrhoidal operations is disclosed. The circular stapler includes an anvil (1), a stapler head (10) and a shaft (16) which movably 5? supports the anvil (1) in relation to the stapler head between open and closed positions.. The stapler includes at least one displacing member (19), each of which is arbitrarily and/or independently displaceable along the shaft (16). Each of the at least one displacing members (19) has a first end configured to engage a pursestring suture and a second end which extends through the body, e.g., the neck (11) of the stapler. The displacing member /0 (19) is arbitrarily displaceable along the shaft (16). In one embodiment, two independently displaceable displacing members (19) are provided. In another embodiment, the at least one displacing member (19) is at least partially embedded in the shaft (16).
