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

Claim 24:
25. 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; and
wherein each of the at least two legs have a depth of less than 3 mm, wherein the constant width is at least 3.8 mm, wherein the thickness of the bridge is less than 1.77 mm, and wherein the length of the bridge extending between the first end and the second end is between 8 mm and 35 mm.