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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, New Vienna, OH (US);
Joshua Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
Joshua Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical staple including a crown and a deformable member extending from the crown, the deformable member having a notch configured to cause the deformable member to bend at the notch when the staple is deformed from a first shape into a second shape. The crown of the surgical staple, in various embodiments, further includes a forming surface, or anvil, which is configured to deform the deformable member and/or guide a distal end of the deformable member when the distal end contacts the crown.