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US 2011/0087278 A1Published application
Surgical Staple And Method Of Use
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsFrank Viola, Gerald Hodgkinson
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Abstract
A surgical staple configured to close an opening in tissue is provided. The surgical staple includes a base including first and second base portions and first and second legs extending from respective first and second base portions. The first and second base portions form a bendable connection therebetween. The staple has a first substantially open position in which the first base portion defines an angle with the second base portion and a second substantially closed position.
Claims19
A surgical staple comprising:
- a base including first and second base portions;
- and
- first and second legs extending from respective first and second base portions, wherein the first and second base portions form a bendable connection therebetween, the staple having a first substantially open position in which the first base portion defines an angle with the second base portion and a second substantially closed position.
A stapling apparatus comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- a handle assembly mounted on a proximal end of the elongated shaft;
- a staple forming assembly mounted on a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- and
- a staple comprising:
- a base including first and second base portions;
- and
- first and second legs extending from respective first and second base portions, wherein the first and second base portions form a bendable connection therebetween, the staple having a first substantially open position in which the first base portion defines an angle with the second base portion and a second substantially closed position.
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A method of closing tissue comprising the steps of:
- providing a stapling apparatus configured for insertion into a body cavity through an opening in tissue, the stapling apparatus including a handle assembly, a staple forming assembly and a staple;
- inserting the stapling apparatus into a body cavity through the opening;
- pulling opposed sides of the opening about the stapling apparatus;
- retracting the stapling apparatus to cause engagement of the staple with tissue about the incision;
- activating the stapling forming assembly to cause deformation of the staple;
- disengaging the stapling apparatus from the deformed staple;
- and
- withdrawing the stapling apparatus from the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.