US 12,318,086 B1
Low profile staple and methods for using same
Jeremy Webster Blair, Atlanta, GA (US); and Jack Cabell Griffis, III, Vero Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to MEDSHAPE, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/585,745.
Application 18/585,745 is a continuation of application No. 17/306,147, filed on May 3, 2021, granted, now 11,911,025.
Application 17/306,147 is a continuation of application No. 16/393,489, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,020,110, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 16/393,489 is a continuation of application No. 16/058,638, filed on Aug. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,307,156, issued on Jun. 4, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0642 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple comprising:
a bridge bottom surface comprising:
a first edge, a second edge, and a bridge width therebetween;
a first end and a second end; and
a centerline running between the first end and the second end and bisecting the bridge width; and
two legs, each comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end comprising a bone penetrating feature;
a length between the proximal end and the distal end of between 8 mm to 20 mm;
an inner surface comprising a plurality of wedge-shaped teeth cut into the inner surface at a first depth of between 0.30 mm and 60 mm;
an outer surface opposite the inner surface;
a front surface orthogonal to the inner surface and the outer surface;
a back surface opposite the front surface; and
a rectangular cross-section defined by:
a width between the inner surface and the outer surface of between 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm; and
a second depth between the front surface and the back surface, wherein:
the rectangular cross-section comprises a midpoint of the width and the second depth;
the midpoint of each of the two legs is coupled to the bridge bottom surface along the centerline;
the staple is configured to be positioned in a strained position and an unstrained position; and
the two legs are at an acute angle when the staple is in the unstrained position.