Orthopedic bone staple with polyaxial compression capability
AssigneeOrthovestments, LLC
InventorsRobert Brian WEINSTEIN, Samuel Alexander WHITE
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Abstract
A bone fixation device or bone staple includes a crown portion, an engagement portion, and an outer rim generally defined between the crown portion and the engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a plurality of legs extending from the outer rim in a direction away from the crown portion. The plurality of legs are generally radially disposed and evenly spaced apart around the outer rim. The legs are beveled to provide a compressive effect to the bone when the staple is inserted into the bone.
Claims20
A bone staple comprising:
- a crown portion comprising a central opening defining a central axis of the bone staple, and at least one peripheral opening spaced from the central opening;
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- a plurality of legs of extending from the crown portion, wherein at least one of the plurality of legs comprises an obliquely inclined bevel forming a sharp tip at a distal end portion thereof, the bevel facing inward toward the central axis of the bone staple.
A bone staple comprising a crown and a plurality of legs extending from the crown, wherein at least one of the plurality of legs has a first length, and at least one other of the plurality of legs has a second length different from the first length, the first length being at least about two times the second length.
A method of affixing two bone segments in approximation with one another, the method comprising implanting a bone staple, the bone staple comprising a crown and a plurality of legs of differing lengths, at least some of the legs having a first length and at least some of the legs having a different second length, wherein at least one leg having a first length and at least one leg having a second length are implanted in each of the two bone segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.