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US 10,307,156 B1Granted
Low profile staple and methods for using same
AssigneeMedshape, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Webster Blair, Jack Cabell Griffis, III
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Abstract
According to particular embodiments, the present staple includes a low-profile bridge and has the capacity for high sustained compression. In some embodiments, the staple includes a bridge with a continuous cross-section, legs with teeth cut therein (e.g., opposed to protruding from, as discussed herein), and legs including an angle of about 24 degrees.
Claims20
A staple comprising:
- a bridge with a substantially smooth top surface along a length of the bridge between a first end and a second end, wherein:
- the substantially smooth top surface comprises:
- a first edge and a second edge;
- and
- a constant width that is greater than a thickness of the bridge and a non-breaking surface between the first edge and second edge;
- and
- the substantially smooth surface transitions at each of the first end and the second end:
- to one of two outer leg surfaces;
- and
- downwardly to a face of one of two legs;
- and
- each of the two legs forming an angle of greater than approximately 20 degrees with the other leg.
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A method of using a surgical staple, the method comprising:
- deforming a staple from a first position to a second position for inserting the staple into tissue of a patient, wherein:
- the staple comprises:
- a bridge with a substantially smooth top surface along a length of the bridge between a first end and a second end, wherein:
- the substantially smooth top surface comprises:
- a first edge and a second edge;
- and
- a constant width that is greater than a thickness of the bridge and a non-breaking surface between the first edge and second edge;
- the substantially smooth surface transitions at each of the first end and the second end:
- to one of two outer leg surfaces;
- and
- downwardly to a face of one of two legs;
- and
- in the first position, each of the two legs form an angle of greater than approximately 20 degrees with the other leg;
- in the second position, each of the two legs are substantially parallel with the other leg and strain is distributed substantially evenly throughout the bridge;
- and
- the staple, when inserted into the tissue of the patient exerts compressive force on the tissue of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.