Patent ID: 11969168
Assignee: INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An applicator for a surgical staple, the applicator comprising:
a tubular element,
a movable member at least partially disposed within the tubular element and configured to be moved between a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position,
in the first position the movable member is configured to hold the staple so that a major axis of the staple is substantially parallel with a major axis of the movable member,
in the second position the movable member is configured to hold the staple in so that the major axis of the staple is substantially perpendicular with the major axis of the movable member,
in the third position the movable member is configured to hold the staple in a folded configuration, where a first arm of the staple is substantially parallel with a second arm of the staple, and
in the fourth position the movable member is configured to disengage from the staple.