#$%^&*AU2008207393B220130606.pdf#####SURGICAL STAPLER WITH ADJUSTABLE WIDTH BACKSPAN Abstract A surgical staple(10, 100) comprising a first deformable leg member (12, 112) 5 having at least a first portion of a staple backspan (12b, 112b) extending therefrom and a second deformable leg member (14, 114) having at least a second portion of the staple backspan (14b, I 14b) extending therefrom. At least one of the first and second portions of the staple backspan are movable with respect to the other portion to vary the length of the staple backspan (16, 116).1/5 A 14c 14b4 >;'16 14d 12g 19 14g 12c - l4e 17 14a A 12 129 12a 12e 12d FIG. 1