GIA6025L: Medtronic GIA 60-2.5mm Reload

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Medtronic GIA6025L Gastrointestinal Anastomosis (GIA) Reload with DST Technology

The Medtronic GIA6025L is a white SULU (Single Use Loading Unit) reload designed for use with 60mm GIA™ staplers featuring DST Series™ Technology. It delivers four staggered rows of titanium staples with a 2.5mm leg length, intended for moderate to thick tissue applications where tighter compression is required. Although classified as non-cutting, the reload includes an integrated blade that is actuated by the stapler to perform simultaneous tissue transection during stapling. Ideal for bariatric, colorectal, or general surgery where controlled staple height is essential.

Product Code: GIA6025L

• For use with Medtronic GIA Stapler GIA6025S
• Staple Height: 2.5mm
• Color/Tissue Type: White/Vascular

Features

• Delivers 4 staggered rows of staples for secure hemostasis
• Integrated blade allows simultaneous cutting and stapling
• Compatible with Medtronic GIA™ stapling handles

Sterilization

• Device Packaged as Sterile: Yes
• Requires Sterilization Prior to Use: No
• Single-Use, Disposable

Additional Details

• Brand: Medtronic
• Category: Stapling & Cutting
• Type: Linear Stapler Reload
• FDA Product Code: GDW
• FDA Product Code Name: Staple, Implantable
• GMDN Term Code: 35615
• GMDN Term Name: Surgical staple loading unit, non-cutting
• GMDN Term Definition: A unit containing non-bioabsorbable surgical staples (implantable and typically U-shaped lengths of wire made of implant grade metal) designed to be used with a surgical stapler (not included) to mechanically fasten internal tissues together (e.g., the subcuticular closure of skin or the approximation of the ends of bowel) to facilitate healing typically in abdominal, thoracic, gynaecologic, orthopaedic, or plastic and reconstructive surgery. The unit is designed to deploy the staples in multiples (e.g., as a row of staples) and is often referred to as a single-use loading unit (SULU) or reload.

Covidien’s AutoSuture business now resides within Medtronic’s Surgical Operating Unit, under the Medical Surgical Portfolio. This group is focused on delivering advanced technologies for minimally invasive surgery, with a deep legacy in surgical stapling, energy devices, and laparoscopic instrumentation.

Key products from the former AutoSuture line include:

• Endo GIA™ staplers and reloads – a flagship line of linear cutting staplers used in a variety of laparoscopic and open procedures.
• Signia™ – a powered stapling platform offering real-time feedback and adaptive firing technology.
• LigaSure™ – a trusted vessel sealing system for tissue fusion and hemostasis.
• VersaOne™ trocars – for secure and versatile access during minimally invasive surgery.
• Sonicision™ – cordless ultrasonic dissection tools that combine energy and precision.

These technologies form the backbone of Medtronic’s minimally invasive surgical portfolio, originally developed under the AutoSuture brand by U.S. Surgical Corporation, then acquired by Tyco Healthcare, which later became Covidienbefore merging with Medtronic in 2015. Today, Medtronic continues to build on this heritage, delivering solutions that enhance efficiency, precision, and outcomes in the operating room.