Dr. Katelyn Tondo-Steele, DO on Instagram: "How to use the TA stapler! There are some quick things to remember! 1. Need to pull handle TWICE (I’ve seen this forgotten a few times) 2. Cut your tissue before releasing the lock! Much easier. Also easy to forget because this is the only stapler that doesn’t cut for you! -This will give you 2 rows of staples across your tissue. -Comes in several cartridge lengths (90,60,45,30mm) and has two loads with different staple sizes blue (3.5mm) and green (4.