Barbed surgical staple
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a staple holder configured to hold staples;
a plurality of staples contained within said staple holder, wherein one of the plurality of staples comprising;
a base including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end configured to frangibly detach from an attachment contained within said staple holder; and
two tines extending from said base, wherein a first tine extends from said second end of said base and wherein a second tine extends from a location between said first tine and said first end of said base; and
an anvil configured to deform said plurality of staples as said plurality of staples are deployed.
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Abstract
An exemplary surgical staple may include a base including a first end and a second end; a single tine extending from the second end of the base; and a barb extending from the base at a location between the first end of the base and the second end of the base. An end of such a staple may be frangibly affixed to a feeder belt. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one staple including a base including a first end and a second end, a first tine extending from the second end of the base, and a second tine extending from the base at a location between the first end of the base and the second end of the base.
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a staple holder configured to hold staples; a plurality of staples contained within said staple holder, wherein one of the plurality of staples comprising; a base including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end configured to frangibly detach from an attachment contained within said staple holder; and two tines extending from said base, wherein a first tine extends from said second end of said base and wherein a second tine extends from a location between said first tine and said first end of said base; and an anvil configured to deform said plurality of staples as said plurality of staples are deployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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