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Surgical staples

US4607638A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 1984
Grant dateAug 26, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B15/0015
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Surgical staples having improved configurations providing significant advantages such as parallel stacking, square bending, easier skin penetration due to sharp point, and others.

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