CPC A61B 17/809 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A hard tissue fixation system comprising:
a plate comprising a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, a fourth hole, a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, and a fourth groove, wherein the first groove extends from the first hole to the second hole, and wherein the first groove comprises a base, a first wall, a second wall, an opening, and a cross-section having a first shape; and
a staple comprising a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, a fourth leg, a first body extending from the first leg to the second leg, and a second body extending from the third leg to the fourth leg, wherein the first body comprises a cross-section that corresponds to the cross-section of the first groove;
wherein the first staple body intersects with the second staple body; and wherein the staple further comprises a fifth leg that extends from the intersection of the first and second staple bodies;
wherein the staple is inserted into the plate in an insertion configuration in which the staple first body has a first shape such that the first staple leg is inserted into the first plate hole, the second staple leg is inserted into the second plate hole, and the first body is inserted into the first groove;
wherein the staple interlocks with the plate in an interlocking configuration after the staple has been inserted into the plate; and
wherein in the interlocking configuration the first body has a second shape in which the cross-section of the first body engages with the corresponding cross-section of the first groove at an engagement area.
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