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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Nathan H. White, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Murillo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jared L. Van Cleave, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Philipe R. Manoux, Oakland, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin J. Matthias, San Mateo, CA (US);
John E. Rivera, Woodside, CA (US);
AESCULAP AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an un-deployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The surgical staple includes a first leg and a second leg, wherein said surgical staple substantially resembles a V-shape or a suture needle in the first configuration and substantially forms a D-shape in the second configuration in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.