A cartridge for holding surgical fasteners includes a base having a plurality of upstanding walls, adjacent pairs of walls defining spaces for holding surgical fasteners, at least one surgical fastener securing member movably connected to the base and movable relative to the base from an open position wherein fasteners can be loaded into the spaces, and a closed position wherein fasteners in the spaces are covered and held in the spaces, and a locking structure engageable between the base and the surgical fastener securing member for locking the surgical fastener securing member in the closed position.外科用留め具容器は、隣り合う一対の垂直壁間に外科用留め具を保持する空間を形成する複数の垂直壁を有する基体と、外科用留め具を空間内に装着する開放位置と、外科用留め具を覆って空間内に保持する閉鎖位置との間で、基体に対して移動可能に接続される少なくとも１つの固定部材と、基体と固定部材とを互いに係合して、閉鎖位置に固定部材を固定する係止装置とを備える。【選択図】図１
