Patent ID: 11911026
Assignee: MEDSHAPE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of using a surgical staple, the method comprising:
inserting a nitinol staple into tissue of a patient, wherein:
the nitinol staple comprises:
a first leg connected to a bridge at a first shoulder; and
a second leg connected to the bridge at a second shoulder;

the bridge comprises a central bridge portion between a radial point of the first shoulder and a radial point of the second shoulder, the central bridge portion comprising:
a continuous cross-section;
a first edge and a second edge;
a constant width that is greater than a thickness of the central bridge portion; and
a continuously curved top edge comprising a non-breaking surface between the first edge and the second edge; and

the nitinol staple, when inserted into the tissue of the patient, exerts compressive force on the tissue of the patient.