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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Cables, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Miami, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); F16B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); F16B 15/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substantially U-shaped staple has a bridge, legs, and an internally disposed compression device with a bias portion having a compression surface movably disposed between the legs and a compression resistor connected to the bridge and to the compression surface and is formed to resist movement of the compression surface towards the bridge with a force.