An exemplary surgical apparatus may include a feeder belt lying substantially in a single plane and staples fixed to and frangibly separable from the feeder belt. A cartridge may hold at least one feeder belt, where that cartridge may be detachably held by a receiver. The cartridge itself may be reloadable. A surgical method may include providing a surgical instrument including a detachable cartridge holding a feeder belt, where staples are fixed to and frangibly separable from the feeder belt deforming at least one staple to a deformed state frangibly separating at least one deformed staple from the feeder belt and removing the cartridge from the surgical instrument.
