PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical fastener applying apparatus that applies variable compression to tissue and/or accommodates tissue of varying thickness.SOLUTION: A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprises: a first jaw having proximal and distal ends and including an anvil member, the anvil member extending along a longitudinal axis and including a tissue contacting surface a second jaw having proximal and distal ends movably coupled to the first jaw and including a cartridge member and a hemostasis member positioned between the first jaw and the second jaw, the hemostasis member having a stepped profile configured and dimensioned to apply at least two different compressive forces to tissue during approximation of the first and second jaws.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】組織に可変の圧縮を加え、そして/または可変の厚さの組織を収容する外科用ファスナ適用装置を提供すること。【解決手段】外科用ファスナ適用装置であって、近位端と遠位端とを有し、アンビル部材を含む第一の顎部であって、該アンビル部材は長手方向軸に沿って延び、組織接触表面を含む、第一の顎部と、該第一の顎部に移動可能に結合された近位端と遠位端とを有し、カートリッジ部材を含む、第二の顎部と、該第一の顎部と該第二の顎部との間に位置する止血部材であって、該止血部材は、該第一の顎部および該第二の顎部の接近の間に、少なくとも二つの異なる圧縮力を組織に加えるように構成され、かつ寸法を合わせられた階段状のプロフィールを有する、止血部材とを備えている、外科用ファスナ適用装置。【選択図】図1
