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Method for forming a staple

US10130359B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher J. Hess · Cincinnati, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
William B. Weisenburgh, II · Maineville, US
James W. Voegele · Cincinnati, US
Mark S. Ortiz · Milford, US
Michael J. Stokes · Cincinnati, US
Carl J. Shurtleff · Mason, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze · Hamilton, US
James J. Bedi · Cincinnati, US
Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2013
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of forming a surgical staple comprising a base, a first staple leg, and a second staple leg is disclosed. The method comprises positioning the first staple leg within a first cup of a staple pocket and positioning the second staple leg within a second cup of the staple pocket, contacting the first staple leg to bend the first staple leg toward a first side of the base wherein the first staple leg is maintained in an unformed and unheated configuration until a first compressive force is applied to the first staple leg, and contacting the second staple leg to bend the second staple leg toward a second side of the base wherein the second staple leg is maintained in an unformed and unheated configuration until a second compressive force is applied to the second staple leg.

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