One example of a surgical apparatus may include a feeder belt, a plurality of staples frangibly connected to the feeder belt, and at least one pull tab extending laterally from the feeder belt. An example of a surgical method of treating tissue within the body of a patient may include providing at least one feeder belt and staples frangibly connected thereto, and at least one wedge movable relative to the feeder belt moving at least one wedge in a first direction to contact and thereby form and shear at least one staple from at least one feeder belt and moving at least one wedge in a second direction to engage and advance the feeder belt.
