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Absorbable surgical staple

  • US 20100256675A1
  • Filed: 04/05/2010
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A barbed staple, comprising in combination:

  • a cross bar having an elongate form between opposing ends thereof, said ends spaced apart by a length of said cross bar;

    a first post coupled to said cross bar and extending away from said cross bar, said first post extending to a tip spaced from said cross bar by a length of said first post;

    a second post coupled to said cross bar and extending away from said cross bar, said second post extending to a tip spaced from said cross bar by a length of said second post;

    at least two barbs, with at least one said barb coupled to each of said posts, each said barb including a root spaced from a tip, with said root fixed to one of said posts and said tip spaced from said root by a length of said barb; and

    said at least two barbs oriented with said tips of said barbs closer to said cross bar than said roots of said barbs.

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