Patent ID: 11857180
Assignee: ORTHOFIX S.R.L.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. Orthopaedic stapler comprising:
orthopaedic pliers and an orthopaedic staple integrally formed at the distal ends of the pliers,
said orthopaedic staple comprising:
a beam portion;
two insertion brackets at two opposite ends of said beam portion and transverse with respect to said beam portion, said beam portion having a non-uniform cross section between the two insertion brackets, greater at a centre and smaller at the two opposite ends;

said orthopaedic pliers comprising two lever arms integrally connected to said orthopaedic staple by means of connection portions at the two opposite ends of the beam portion;
said connection portions being breakable along predetermined breakage sections;

wherein at least one lever arm comprises a ring portion at one end and said lever arms comprise at least one first projecting element, at least one second projecting element, said first projecting element on one lever arm being directed towards said second projecting element on the other lever arm, said first projecting element and said second projecting element being provided with a reciprocal engaging mechanism;
wherein each of said lever arms comprises at least one centring hole for inserting a pre-drilling guide wire;
wherein said beam portion comprises two recesses at said connection portions, and wherein said predetermined breakage sections are internal to said recesses of said beam portion; and
wherein each of said lever arms has a lever support element parallel to said beam portion at one end opposite to said ring portion, said lever support element further comprising a bearing portion adapted to make contact with said beam portion of said orthopaedic staple.