Connected surgical staples and stapling instruments for deploying the same
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1. A surgical stapling system for stapling tissue, comprising:
- a first staple, wherein said first staple comprises;
a first deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material;
a first base, wherein said first deformable member extends from said first base; and
a first crown, wherein said first crown is attached to said first base, wherein said first crown includes a first tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment of said first staple, said first deformable member is configured to be permanently deployment to capture tissue intermediate said first deformable member and said first tissue-contacting surface;
a second staple, wherein said second staple comprises;
a second deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material;
a second base wherein said second deformable member extends from said second base; and
a second crown, wherein said second crown is attached to said second base, wherein said second crown includes a second tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment, said second deformable member is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue intermediate said second deformable member and said second tissue-contracting surface; and
a bridge connecting said first crown to said second crown, wherein said bridge, said first crown, and said second crown are comprised of a continuous material which is different than the material of said first deformable member and the material of said second deformable member, and wherein said bridge is configured to be deployed with at least one of said first staple and said second staple when said first and second staple are deployed.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling system comprising a first staple, a second staple, and a bridge connecting the first staple and the second staple. In at least one embodiment, the first staple and the second staple are part of a strip of staples. For example, the first and second staples can be included in a strip of staples that includes several staples that are attached end-to-end and/or attached side-by side. In use, the strip, or strips, of staples are inserted into a stapler which can be used to insert the staples into soft tissue, for example, and deform at least a portion of the staples to hold the tissue, or several layers of tissue, together.
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33 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling system for stapling tissue, comprising:
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a first staple, wherein said first staple comprises; a first deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material; a first base, wherein said first deformable member extends from said first base; and a first crown, wherein said first crown is attached to said first base, wherein said first crown includes a first tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment of said first staple, said first deformable member is configured to be permanently deployment to capture tissue intermediate said first deformable member and said first tissue-contacting surface; a second staple, wherein said second staple comprises; a second deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material; a second base wherein said second deformable member extends from said second base; and a second crown, wherein said second crown is attached to said second base, wherein said second crown includes a second tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment, said second deformable member is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue intermediate said second deformable member and said second tissue-contracting surface; and a bridge connecting said first crown to said second crown, wherein said bridge, said first crown, and said second crown are comprised of a continuous material which is different than the material of said first deformable member and the material of said second deformable member, and wherein said bridge is configured to be deployed with at least one of said first staple and said second staple when said first and second staple are deployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical stapling system for stapling tissue, comprising:
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a first staple, wherein said first staple comprises; a first deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material; a first base, wherein said first deformable member extends from said first base; and a first crown, wherein said first crown is attached to said first base, wherein said first crown includes a first tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment, said first deformable member is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue intermediate said first deformable member and said first tissue-contacting surface; a second staple, wherein said second staple comprises; a second deformable member comprised of a permanently deformable material; a second base, wherein said second deformable member extends from said second base; and a second crown, wherein said second crown is attached to said base, wherein said second crown includes a second tissue-contacting surface, and wherein, upon deployment, said second crown includes a second tissue-contracting surface, and wherein, upon deployment, said second deformable member is configured to be permanently deformable to capture tissue intermediate said second deformable member and said second tissue-contracting surface; and continuous connection means for connecting said first crown and said second crown, wherein said continuous connection means, said first crown, and said second crown are comprised of a continuous material which is different than the material of said first deformable member and the material of said second deformable member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical stapling system, comprising:
a stapler, said stapler including; an anvil, said anvil including a forming surface; and a staple cartridge, said staple cartridge configured for removably storing a first staple and a second staple therein, wherein said first staple includes a deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said first staple, and wherein said second staple includes a deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said second staple, said first staple being connected to said second staple by a bridge conterminous with said first staple and said second, said staple cartridge including a top surface, said top surface having at least one recess therein for receiving said first staple and said second staple, said top surface further including an intermediate recess therein configured to releasably receive said bridge, said intermediate recess configured to allow said bridge to be released with at least one of said first staple and said second staple, and wherein said anvil forming surface is disposed opposite said top surface and is configured to permanently deform said deformable portion of said first staple and said deformable portion of said second staple. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A surgical stapling system, comprising:
a stapler, said stapler including; an anvil, said anvil including a forming surface; and a staple cartridge, said staple cartridge configured for removably storing a first staple and a second staple therein, wherein said first staple includes a deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said first staple, and wherein said second staple includes a deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said second staple, said first staple being connected to said second staple by bridge conterminous with said first staple and said second staple, said staple cartridge including a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface disposed opposite said forming surface, said bottom surface having at least one recess therein for receiving said first staple, said second staple, and said bridge, and wherein said recess comprises a first portion configured to receive said first staple, a second portion configured to receive said second staple, and an intermediate portion positioned intermediate said first portion and said second portion configured to receive said bridge connecting said first staple and said second staple through said bottom surface, and wherein said anvil forming surface is configured to permanently deform said deformable portion of said first staple and said deformable portion of said second staple. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A surgical stapling system, comprising:
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a first staple including a first deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said first staple; a second staple including a second deformable portion comprised of a permanently deformable material which is configured to be permanently deformed to capture tissue within said second staple; and a bridge connecting said first staple and said second staple, wherein said bridge is conterminously connected with said first staple and said second staple, and wherein at least a portion of said bridge is flexible such that said first staple is not detached from said second staple when said first staple is deployed. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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