An improved method and apparatus for inserting surgical staple drivers into a cartridge, including a base, a cartridge-receiving plate having a channel, upper and lower degating plates having a passage through them, a knife with a sharp edge adjacent the passage and a plunger apparatus that drives the...http://www.google.de/patents/US7207168?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7207168 - Apparatus and method for inserting staple drivers in a cartridge
