Medtronic plc , a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced the limited launch of the Signia™ Circular Stapler with Tri-Staple™ technology. The new system gives surgeons the first intelligent circular stapling option throughout the alimentary tract for the creation of end-to-end, end-to-side, and side-to-side anastomoses in both open and laparoscopic surgeries. It combines powered and intelligent clamping with improved perfusion of the staple line, as well as reducing stress on tissue during compression and clamping. The Signia Circular Stapler has also received regulatory market authorization in major markets globally, including the United States, Western Europe and Japan. 

With over 6,000 staplers used in ORs across the US every day, Signia™ stapler brings intelligence to one of the most important parts of surgery. Circular staplers are commonly used in colorectal resection surgery, a procedure that is standard treatment for colon cancer and the main treatment for rectal cancer. When the two ends of the colon are not sealed properly, an anastomotic leak can occur, and gastrointestinal contents of the gut can leak out of the wound site, increasing the risk of a serious infection. Anastomotic leaks can occur in up to 19% of these procedures.