Surgical staples with expandable backspan
First Claim
1. A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument, the staple cartridge assembly comprising:
- a plurality of surgical staples supported in a spaced relation to each other, each of the plurality of surgical staples 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; and
a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member;
a staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets disposed in rows and skewingly positioned relative to a longitudinal axis of the staple cartridge, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets is configured to receive at least one of the plurality of surgical staples such that the first leg and the second leg of each of the plurality of surgical staples is longitudinally aligned relative to the first leg and the second leg of each of the other plurality of surgical staples; and
a plurality of pushers, each of the plurality of pushers associated with a respective one of the plurality of staple pockets and each of the plurality of pushers configured to advance one of the plurality of surgical staples from the respective one of the plurality of staple pockets.
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Abstract
A surgical staple includes a body having a first leg, a second leg, and a backspan. The first and second legs each have a first end portion and a second end portion. The backspan has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion of the backspan includes a looped member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The second portion of the backspan extends between the first end portion of the first leg and the first end portion of the looped member. The third portion of the backspan extends between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member. The second portion of the backspan and the third portion of the backspan are in lateral contact.
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6 Claims
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1. A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument, the staple cartridge assembly comprising:
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a plurality of surgical staples supported in a spaced relation to each other, each of the plurality of surgical staples 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; and a third portion extending between the first end portion of the second leg and the second end portion of the looped member; a staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets disposed in rows and skewingly positioned relative to a longitudinal axis of the staple cartridge, wherein each of the plurality of staple pockets is configured to receive at least one of the plurality of surgical staples such that the first leg and the second leg of each of the plurality of surgical staples is longitudinally aligned relative to the first leg and the second leg of each of the other plurality of surgical staples; and a plurality of pushers, each of the plurality of pushers associated with a respective one of the plurality of staple pockets and each of the plurality of pushers configured to advance one of the plurality of surgical staples from the respective one of the plurality of staple pockets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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