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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Medshape, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Webster Blair, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jack Cabell Griffis, III, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
MEDSHAPE, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to particular embodiments, the present staple includes a low-profile bridge and has the capacity for high sustained compression. In some embodiments, the staple includes a bridge with a continuous cross-section, legs with teeth cut therein (e.g., opposed to protruding from, as discussed herein), and legs including an angle of about 24 degrees.