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Barbed surgical staple

  • US 8,662,369 B1
  • Filed: 05/27/2010
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical staple, comprising:

  • a base including a first end configured for frangible attachment to a feeder belt and a second end;

    a single tine extending from said second end of said base to a sharpened free end, wherein said tine is curved both in a direction outward from said base and toward said first end of said base; and

    a barb extending from said base at a location between said first end of said base and said second end of said base, wherein said barb is substantially shorter than said tine and includes a sharpened free end.

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