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US4955898A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Surgical staple

Assignee: Mani Inc
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Filing: 1989-10-30
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Granted: 1990-09-11
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Expires: 2009-10-30
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Abstract

Abstract A surgical staple has a base portion and a pair of leg portions respectively extending angularly from the opposite ends of the base portion. Each leg portion has at its distal end portion a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface extending from the first inclined surface to the distal end of said leg portion. The first and second inclined surfaces are inclined with respect to the axis of the leg portion. The angle between the first inclined surface and the axis of the leg portion is smaller than the angle between the second inclined surface and the axis of the leg portion. The second inclined surface terminates in a sharp edge at its distal end. For producing the surgical staple, a blade is moved toward each of the leg portions in inclined relation to the axis thereof to shear the leg portion, so that a smooth sheared surface and a coarse ruptured surface are formed on the distal end portion of the leg portion and arranged in this order toward the distal end of the leg portion. The sheared surface defines the first inclined surface whereas the ruptured surface defines the second inclined surface. A shearing member having the above blade serves to bend and shear the leg portions of the surgical staple.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kanji Matsutani
  • 👤 Masatoshi Fukuda

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:56
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21F; B21F45/00; B21F45/16; B21F45/24; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/064; A61B17/0644; F; F16; F16B; F16B15/00; F16B15/0015; A61B2017/00526; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S227/00; Y10S227/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A surgical staple comprising a body having an elongated base portion and a pair of leg portions extending respectively from opposite ends of said base portion in intersecting relation to said base portion, each of said leg portions having a pair of first and second inclined surfaces at an outer periphery of a distal end portion of said leg portion remote from said base portion, said first and second inclined surfaces being inclined with respect to the axis of said leg portion, said first inclined surface being disposed intermediate the opposite ends of said leg portion, said second inclined surface extending between said first inclined surface and the distal end of said leg portion, the angle of said first inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion being smaller than the angle of said second inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion, said second inclined surface intersecting the outer peripheral surface of said leg portion at the distal end of said leg portion to form a sharp distal end edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A surgical staple comprising a body having an elongated base portion and a pair of leg portions extending respectively from opposite ends of said base portion in intersecting relation to said base portion, each of said leg portions having a pair of first and second inclined surfaces at an outer periphery of a distal end portion of said leg portion remote from said base portion, said first and second inclined surfaces being inclined with respect to the axis of said leg portion, said first inclined surface being disposed intermediate the opposite ends of said leg portion, said second inclined surface extending between said first inclined surface and the distal end of said leg portion, the angle of said first inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion being smaller than the angle of said second inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion, said second inclined surface intersecting the outer peripheral surface of said leg portion at the distal end of said leg portion to form a sharp distal end edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
A surgical staple according to claim 1, in which the angle of said first inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion is in the range of between 20° and 30°, the angle of said second inclined surface with respect to the axis of said leg portion being in the range of between 32° and 50°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 61 words
A surgical staple according to claim 1, in which the axis of said base portion and the axes of the pair of leg portions are disposed in a common plane, said first and second inclined surfaces being disposed perpendicularly to said common plane, and said first and second inclined surfaces on each leg portion facing away from the opposite leg portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
A surgical staple according to claim 1, in which said body has a substantially circular cross-section, said base portion being straight, said pair of leg portions being disposed parallel to each other and disposed perpendicularly to said base portion.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-09-10 1994-03-12 1994-09-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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