Russell Heinrich,Robert J. DeSantis,Richard D. Gresham,Kenneth M. Blier
申请号:
US13450753
公开号:
US20120203274A1
申请日:
2012.04.19
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
A staple is provided having a backspan and a first and second legs extending distally from the backspan. Each of the first and second legs includes a bend dividing each leg into a traversing leg portion and a substantially linear clenching leg portion. A staple plate is positionable over the first and second legs between the backspan and the first and second clenching leg portions. An anvil assembly has first and second movable members which move toward to one another to engage outer surfaces of the first and second clenching leg portions. There is further disclosed a method of forming the staple through tissue.