Surgical staple with augmented compression area
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsMichael Soltz, Kevin Sniffin, Jennifer Broom, Henry E. Holsten
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Abstract
A multi-part surgical staple assembly is provided to provide uniform compression across stapled tissues. The staple assembly generally includes a U-shaped staple, a staple plate positionable against a backspan of the staple for engagement with one side of a stapled tissue section and a platen for receipt of tissue penetrating tips of the staple and engageable with an opposite side of a stapled tissue section. The staple plate and platen are provided with holes to receive the legs of the staple. In one embodiment, the staple plate is provided with a biasing member to bias the staple plate away from the backspan of the staple and toward the stapled tissue.
Claims4
An anvil for use with a surgical staple assembly incorporating a compression member comprising:
- a plate having first staple clinching pocket and a second staple clinching pocket spaced apart from the first staple clinching pocket;
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- at least one recess formed in the plate and extending from one of the first and second staple clinching pockets, wherein the at least one recess is provided for receipt of an end of a compression member associated with a surgical staple assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.