Surgical staples and staple cartridges
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Chester O. Baxter, III
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Abstract
A surgical staple and staple cartridge for removably storing the surgical staple. The surgical staple can comprise staple legs positioned in a staple leg plane and a staple base. An intermediate portion of the staple base can be laterally offset from the staple leg plane, and/or the center of mass of the staple can be laterally offset from the staple leg plane. The surgical staple can be formed and/or stamped from a sheet of material.
Claims22
A surgical staple, comprising:
- a base comprising an intermediate portion;
- a first leg extending from the base;
- and
- a second leg extending from the base, wherein the first leg and the second leg define a plane;
- wherein the intermediate portion of the base extends parallel to the plane, and wherein the intermediate portion of the base is laterally offset from the plane.
A surgical staple, comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of staple legs defining a leg plane;
- and
- a center of mass offset from the leg plane.
A staple cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- a staple cavity defined in the cartridge body, wherein the staple cavity comprises a longitudinal sidewall;
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- a staple comprising a metallic base, wherein the base comprises a longitudinal guide surface moveably positioned adjacent to the longitudinal sidewall of the staple cavity.
A surgical staple, consisting of:
- a base;
- a first staple leg;
- a second staple leg, wherein the first staple leg and the second staple leg define a leg plane;
- and
- a center of mass offset from the leg plane.
A surgical staple stamped from a sheet of material, the surgical staple comprising:
- a first leg;
- a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg define a leg plane;
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- a base contiguously connecting the first leg and the second leg, wherein the base is bent out of the leg plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.