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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:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicants:
Joshua Scott, Houston, TX (US);
Perry Forrester, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Scott, Houston, TX (US);
Perry Forrester, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory metal bone staple having a metal grain which runs longitudinally along the legs and bridge of the staple. The staple has barbed retaining features and no sharp or abrupt corners on its outer edges.