Patent ID: 11911025
Assignee: MEDSHAPE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of using a surgical staple, the method comprising:
deforming a staple from a first position to a second position for inserting the staple into tissue of a patient, wherein:
the staple comprises:
at least two legs;
a central bridge portion between a first end and a second end, the central bridge portion comprising a continuous cross-section comprising a continuously curved top edge; and
a top surface along the central bridge portion comprising:
a first edge and a second edge; and
a constant width that is greater than a thickness of the central bridge portion; and

a non-breaking continuous surface between the first edge and the second edge, wherein the top surface transitions at each of the first end and the second end to one of two outer leg surfaces;

in the first position, a particular two legs of the at least two legs form an angle;
in the second position, a first leg of the particular two legs is parallel with a second leg of the particular two legs; and
the staple, when inserted into the tissue of the patient, exerts compressive force on the tissue of the patient.