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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
May. 25, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
John O Crawford, Bookfield Center, CT (US);
Roy D Gravener, Bethany, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227 19 ; 1283 / ; 128337 ; 411472 ; 227 83 ; 227D / ;
Abstract
An improved, self-centering surgical staple is disclosed. Engaging members are located on the base portion of the staple. During forming (bending) of the staple on the anvil, the engaging members engage the forming mechanisms (i.e., the shoulders of the anvil or the twin heads of the pusher) to center the staple on the anvil so that the legs will be embedded in the tissue at the same depth.
Published as:
AU7270981A; EP0050554A1; WO8201308A1; JPS57501562A; BR8108844A; DE3152430A1; GB2098696A; CA1170537A; US4489875A; DE3152430C2; AU542936B2; GB2098696B; EP0050554B1; ATE17312T1; JPS6134812B2;