A surgical fastener applying apparatus including an anvil half-section having a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a cartridge receiving half-section having a distal end and operatively couplable with the anvil half-section such that the distal ends of the half-sections are in juxtaposed relation; and...http://www.google.se/patents/US7543729?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7543729 - Surgical fastener applying apparatus with controlled beam deflection