STAPLE FOR USE IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES
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1. A substantially box-shaped staple for use in tissue comprising:
- a backspan;
a first leg extending from the backspan, the first leg being divided into a first traversing leg portion and a first substantially linear clenching leg portion by a first bend; and
a second leg extending from the backspan, the second leg being divided into a second traversing leg portion and a second substantially linear clenching leg portion by a second bend, wherein at least one of the first and second substantially linear clenching leg portions is oriented substantially parallel to the backspan.
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Abstract
A staple having a backspan and a first and second leg extending distally from the backspan. Each of the first and second legs includes a bend zone dividing each leg into a traversing leg portion and a linear clenching leg portion. When formed through tissue, each of the clenching leg portions of the first and second legs are formed substantially parallel to the backspan. A staple assembly is also provided including a substantially box staple having a backspan and a first and a second leg extending distally from the backspan. The staple assembly includes a staple plate positionable over the first and second legs.
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1. A substantially box-shaped staple for use in tissue comprising:
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a backspan; a first leg extending from the backspan, the first leg being divided into a first traversing leg portion and a first substantially linear clenching leg portion by a first bend; and a second leg extending from the backspan, the second leg being divided into a second traversing leg portion and a second substantially linear clenching leg portion by a second bend, wherein at least one of the first and second substantially linear clenching leg portions is oriented substantially parallel to the backspan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A substantially box-shaped staple assembly for use in tissue comprising:
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a backspan; a first leg extending from the backspan, the first leg being divided into a first traversing leg portion and a first substantially linear clenching leg portion by a first bend; a second leg extending from the backspan, the second leg being divided into a second traversing leg portion and a second substantially linear clenching leg portion by a second bend; and a staple plate positioned on the first and second legs between the backspan and the first and second clenching leg portions, wherein at least one of the first and second substantially linear clenching leg portions is oriented substantially parallel to the staple plate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a substantially box-shaped staple through tissue comprising:
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providing a substantially box-shaped staple having a backspan, a first leg extending from the backspan and including a first bend zone located between the backspan and a first end of the first leg, and a second leg extending from the backspan and including a second bend zone located between the backspan and a second end of the second leg; driving the first and second ends of the first and second legs through a tissue section; and impacting the first leg in the first bend zone with a first angled portion of a first anvil to form a first bend within the first bend zone to form a first traversing leg portion and a-first substantially linear clenching leg portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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