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US 8,556,935 B1Granted
Method of manufacturing surgical staples
AssigneeCardica, Inc.
InventorsBryan D. Knodel, Philipe R. Manoux
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AssigneeCardica, Inc.
InventorsBryan D. Knodel, Philipe R. Manoux
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One exemplary process for manufacturing a surgical apparatus may include providing a flat, generally-planar strip of biocompatible material; cutting the strip to produce a feeder belt with at least one lateral edge, and staples affixed to the feeder belt in proximity to at least one lateral edge, where the staples and feeder belt are substantially aligned along a first plane; and bending at least one staple out of the first plane, while the feeder belt remains in the first plane. Another exemplary process for manufacturing a surgical apparatus may include providing a flat, generally-planar strip of biocompatible material; cutting that strip to produce a feeder belt with edges, and staples affixed to different edges of the feeder belt; and coining at least one staple after the cutting.
A process for manufacturing a surgical apparatus, comprising:
A process for manufacturing a surgical apparatus, comprising:
A process for manufacturing a surgical apparatus, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.