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US 9,968,354 B2Granted
Surgical staples and methods for making the same
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III
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Abstract
A surgical staple and staple cartridge for removably storing the surgical staple. The staple can be formed and/or stamped from a sheet of material. The staple can include a base and staple legs extending from the base. The base can be non-linear and/or laterally contoured intermediate the staple legs.
Claims13
A surgical system, comprising:
- a sled comprising a driving surface, wherein the sled is configured to move along a longitudinal axis during a firing motion;
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- a staple, comprising:
- a first leg;
- a second leg;
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- a non-linear base, comprising:
- a first end portion, wherein the first leg extends from the first end portion;
- a second end portion, wherein the second leg extends from the second end portion;
- a first drive surface;
- a second drive surface laterally offset from the first drive surface, wherein the second drive surface is longitudinally offset from the first end portion and the second end portion, and wherein the second drive surface comprises a ramp, wherein the driving surface of the sled is configured to drivingly engage the ramp during the firing motion to move the staple in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;
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- a contour intermediate the first drive surface and the second drive surface.
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A surgical system, comprising:
- a sled comprising a driving surface, wherein the sled is configured to move along a longitudinal axis during a firing motion;
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- a staple, comprising:
- a base comprising an integral drive surface, wherein the integral drive surface comprises an inclined surface, and wherein the driving surface of the sled is configured to drivingly engage the inclined surface during the firing motion to move the staple in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;
- a first leg extending from the base;
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- a second leg extending from the base;
- wherein a staple midline bisects the base intermediate the first leg and the second leg, wherein the inclined surface of the integral drive surface extends across the staple midline, and wherein the integral drive surface is laterally offset from the first leg and the second leg.
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