Surgical staple having a deformable member with a non-circular cross-sectional geometry
First Claim
1. A surgical staple, comprising:
- a base;
a crown, wherein said crown is comprised of a first dissolvable material; and
a first deformable member extending from said base, wherein at least a portion of said first deformable member includes a non-circular cross-section.
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Abstract
A surgical staple including at least one deformable member which can be bent upon contacting an anvil of a surgical stapler. In various embodiments, at least a portion of the deformable member can include a non-circular cross-section which can dictate the direction and manner in which the deformable member is bent. In at least one various embodiment, the non-circular cross-section can include a flat portion which can cause the deformable member to bend in the direction of the flat portion. In various embodiments, the non-circular portion of the cross-section can be configured to abut soft tissue of a patient and apply a compressive force or pressure thereto. In various embodiments, a crown formed on the surgical staple can dissolve as the soft tissue heals and can, depending on the cross-sectional geometry of the deformable member, reduce the force or pressure applied to the soft tissue by the deformable member.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical staple, comprising:
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a base; a crown, wherein said crown is comprised of a first dissolvable material; and a first deformable member extending from said base, wherein at least a portion of said first deformable member includes a non-circular cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical staple, comprising:
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a base; a crown, wherein said crown is comprised of a first bioabsorbable material; a first deformable member extending from said base, wherein at least a portion of said first deformable member includes a cross-section having at least one flat surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A surgical staple, comprising:
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a base; a first deformable member extending from said base, wherein said first deformable member is configured to capture soft tissue intermediate said first deformable member and said base, and wherein at least a portion of said first deformable member includes a non-circular cross-section; and dissolvable means for applying a first force against the soft tissue before the dissolvable means has dissolved and for applying a second force against the soft tissue after at least a portion of the dissolvable means has dissolved.
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