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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:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Braun, Talheim, DE;
Jurgen Fetzer, Gerstetten-Dettingen, DE;
Assignee:
Intermedicat GmbH, Emmenbrucke, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128335 ; 1283 / ; 411457 ; 411481 ;
Abstract
A surgical staple is disclosed comprising an arcuate central region which can be flattened by a stapling tool. Straight legs extend obliquely upwardly from the central region to which are connected downwardly extending side portions. The side portions are curved substantially in the form of an arc of a circle having a center at the center for the central region. When the central region is flattened, the side portions move about an arc of a circle so that automatic puncture channels are produced. Tearing of tissue is thereby prevented.
Published as:
EP0085930A2; JPS58138447A; AU1127983A; DE3204532A1; DE3204532C2; EP0085930A3; ES278030U; ES278030Y; US4505273A; EP0085930B1; ATE19468T1; DE3363228D1; JPS6134813B2; AU555599B2;