Titan Medical Inc (TMDIF)

[Bristol19]

Point mentioned in the article ten effector instruments, but that a stapler will not be one of them at this time. I ask the surgeons here how important that current omission will be. Of course the last video just shows a staple (clip) appearing out of nowhere on the porcine operation.
Obviously for now, the current SPORT system will need to be tested/trialed using an auxiliary non-Titan stapler, via another port. Thus, MIS but not yet true singe port surgery.

I have an idea for Titan, if it hasn't been thought of already:
Make one of the effectors a staple grab/load and apply system. That is, a cartridge of staples/clips is introduced into the surgical field via another port. The Titan staple effector is designed to load a staple/clip from the cartridge, then apply as needed. I realize this is not a simple engineering problem, and I hope they are working on it already, or looking at a commercial system (Cardica?) that can fit through the SPORT lumen.

Again for the surgeons, are there stapleng systems out there that work like that, meaning the reload is in the surgical field? Issues would be dropped or misloaded staples.