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Staple for use in surgical procedures

  • US 8,579,938 B2
  • Filed: 04/19/2012
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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