Barbed surgical staple
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a staple holder configured to hold staples;
a plurality of staples contained within said staple holder, wherein one of the plurality of staples comprising;
a base including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end configured to frangibly detach from an attachment contained within said staple holder; and
two tines extending from said base, wherein a first tine extends from said second end of said base and wherein a second tine extends from a location between said first tine and said first end of said base; and
an anvil configured to deform said plurality of staples as said plurality of staples are deployed wherein said first tine and said second tine are positioned or oriented laterally offset relative to one another.
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Abstract
An exemplary surgical staple may include a base including a first end and a second end; a single tine extending from the second end of the base; and a barb extending from the base at a location between the first end of the base and the second end of the base. An end of such a staple may be frangibly affixed to a feeder belt. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one staple including a base including a first end and a second end, a first tine extending from the second end of the base, and a second tine extending from the base at a location between the first end of the base and the second end of the base.
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1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a staple holder configured to hold staples; a plurality of staples contained within said staple holder, wherein one of the plurality of staples comprising; a base including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end configured to frangibly detach from an attachment contained within said staple holder; and two tines extending from said base, wherein a first tine extends from said second end of said base and wherein a second tine extends from a location between said first tine and said first end of said base; and an anvil configured to deform said plurality of staples as said plurality of staples are deployed wherein said first tine and said second tine are positioned or oriented laterally offset relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising:
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a staple holder configured to hold staples; a plurality of staples contained within said staple holder, wherein one of the plurality of staples comprising; a base including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end configured to frangibly detach from an attachment contained within said staple holder; a tine extending from said second end of said base and a barb extending from a location between said tine and said first end of said base; and an anvil configured to deform said plurality of staples as said plurality of staples are deployed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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