SURGICAL STAPLER AND RELATED METHODS

A surgical staple, stapler, and related methods are disclosed. A surgical staple has a pair of staple legs and a backspan positioned between the pair of staple legs, the backspan and the pair of staple legs formed by bending a wire. At least one recess is positioned in the wire to influence a foldin...

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Main Authors LYLE, Allison, STEKETEE, Nathan, BUCCIAGLIA, Joseph, KENNEDY, Jenifer, GRANGER, Richard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 27.10.2021
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical staple, stapler, and related methods are disclosed. A surgical staple has a pair of staple legs and a backspan positioned between the pair of staple legs, the backspan and the pair of staple legs formed by bending a wire. At least one recess is positioned in the wire to influence a folding direction of at least one staple leg during tissue stapling. The surgical staple is configured to pierce tissue only once with each staple leg during the tissue stapling.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190899947