Surgical staples with expandable backspan
First Claim
1. A surgical staple comprising:
- a body having a diameter, the body including;
a first leg having a first end portion and a second end portion;
a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a backspan including;
a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion;
a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member;
a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; and
a crimped region including a crimped section defined in at least one of the second portion and the third portion of the backspan, wherein a combined wire thickness of the second and third portions of the backspan in the crimped region is about equal to the diameter of the body of the surgical staple.
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Abstract
A surgical staple includes a body includes a first leg, a second leg, and a backspan. The backspan has a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a crimped region. The first portion of the backspan includes a looped member. The second portion of the backspan extends between a first end portion of the first leg and a first end portion of the looped member. The third portion of the backspan extends between a first end portion of the second leg and a second end portion of the looped member. The crimped region includes a crimped section in at least one of the second portion or the third portion of the backspan. A combined wire thickness of the second and third portions of the backspan in the crimped region is about equal to the diameter of the body of the surgical staple.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical staple comprising:
a body having a diameter, the body including; a first leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a backspan including; a first portion having a looped member, the looped member including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member; a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; and a crimped region including a crimped section defined in at least one of the second portion and the third portion of the backspan, wherein a combined wire thickness of the second and third portions of the backspan in the crimped region is about equal to the diameter of the body of the surgical staple. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical staple comprising:
a body including; a first leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; a second leg having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a backspan including; a first portion including a first end portion and a second end portion; a second portion extending longitudinally between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the first portion, the second portion defining a first axis; a third portion extending longitudinally between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the first portion, the third portion defining a second axis; and a crimped region including a crimped section defined in at least one of the second portion or the third portion of the backspan, wherein the crimped region aligns the first axis of the second portion with the second axis of the third portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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