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Surgical staple

  • US 8,728,119 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2011
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical staple comprising:

  • a base; and

    a pair of legs each extending from an opposite end of the base, each leg comprising;

    a proximal portion extending from the base at a bend point;

    a distal portion extending from the proximal portion at an angle of between 70 and 110 degrees, the proximal portion and the distal portion lying substantially within a plane, the distal portion including a penetrative portion terminating at a tip, the staple being plastically deformable at the bend point on each leg to bend each leg relative to the base causing each tip to approach the other tip along a substantially arcuate path lying in the plane; and

    a compressive portion having a substantially flat inner surface located between the base and the distal portion, the compressive portion having a height greater than that of the distal portion, the heights being measured in a first direction perpendicular to the plane at a position adjacent a junction of the compressive portion and the distal portion.

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