Staple for use in surgical procedures
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1. A combination staple assembly and anvil assembly for use in tissue comprising:
- a staple assembly including;
a backspan;
a 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 being divided into a second traversing leg portion and a second substantially linear clenching leg portion by a second bend;
a staple plate positionable on the first and second legs between the backspan and the first and second clenching leg portions; and
an anvil assembly including first and second moveable anvil members configured to move towards one another and simultaneously engage outer surfaces of the corresponding first and second clenching leg portions of said first and second legs to form said first and second clenching leg portions substantially abutting an exterior surface of said staple plate.
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Abstract
A staple is provided having a backspan and a first and second legs extending distally from the backspan. Each of the first and second legs includes a bend dividing each leg into a traversing leg portion and a substantially linear clenching leg portion. A staple plate is positionable over the first and second legs between the backspan and the first and second clenching leg portions. An anvil assembly has first and second movable members which move toward to one another to engage outer surfaces of the first and second clenching leg portions. There is further disclosed a method of forming the staple through tissue.
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1. A combination staple assembly and anvil assembly for use in tissue comprising:
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a staple assembly including; a backspan; a 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 being divided into a second traversing leg portion and a second substantially linear clenching leg portion by a second bend; a staple plate positionable on the first and second legs between the backspan and the first and second clenching leg portions; and an anvil assembly including first and second moveable anvil members configured to move towards one another and simultaneously engage outer surfaces of the corresponding first and second clenching leg portions of said first and second legs to form said first and second clenching leg portions substantially abutting an exterior surface of said staple plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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