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

Claim 28:
29. A staple comprising:
a bridge with a top surface along a length of the bridge between a first end and a second end and at least two legs, wherein:
the top surface comprises:
a first edge and a second edge; and
a constant width that is greater than a thickness of the bridge and a non-breaking surface between the first edge and the second edge; and
the top surface transitions at each of the first end and the second end: a) to one of two outer leg surfaces; and b) downwardly to a face of one of the at least two legs;

the bridge comprises a continuous cross-section;
at least one leg of the at least two legs comprise an inner surface in a particular plane and a plurality of teeth;
each of the plurality of teeth are cut out of at least one leg such that a point of each tooth lies in the particular plane.