International SOS. International SOS is the worldâs largest medical and travel security services firm, which count nearly two-thirds of the Fortune Global 500 companies as clients. International SOS specialises in medical assistance, travel security advice and information, emergency services, healthcare, evacuation and repatriation services.
Staples are made of thin metal wire. For consumer use, it is clipped, formed and then a light glue keeps the staple strip together before selling it to you. In publishing and high speed printing, it is kept as a spool of wire and is clipped and formed in the printer or finishing machine just as it is being stapled into the paper.
Surgical staple. Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds, connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs. A more recent development, from the 1990s, uses clips instead of staples for some applications; this does not require the staple to penetrate. Stapling is much faster than suturing by hand, and also more accurate and consistent. Staples are primarily used in bowel and lung surgery, because staple lines are more consistent and therefore less likely to