ISO/FDIS 6335-1

ISO/DIS 6335-1:2025(en)
ISO/TC 170
Secretariat: DIN
Date: 2025-06-26 Meeting 11-05
Surgical instruments — Staplers —
Part 1:
Vocabulary
FDIS stage
ISO/DISFDIS 6335-1:2025(en)
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Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
Index 7
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Foreword
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Introduction
This document includes multiple common terms for staplerstaplers. It is intended to facilitate the consistent
description of the staplerstaplers and to harmonize the terms within the stapler field.
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Part 1:
Vocabulary
1 Scope
This document defines terms for stapler in terms of its components and use and elaborates their specific
meanings. This document appliesrelated to staplers and their components.
This document only applies to instruments, which uses that use staples.
NOTE Commonly used forms of staples can be found in Figure 1Figure 1. .
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
stapled anastomosis
action or state in which two tissues are connected together by means of non-suture
3.2
stapler
medical device used to close wounds, joint tissues or create anastomosis by mechanically inserting surgical
staple
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