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 9:
10. An applicator for a surgical staple, the applicator comprising:
a tubular element,
a movable member having a deformable hook and at least partially disposed within the tubular element,
the staple including a first arm and a second arm connected by a transverse connection area,
the movable member couplable to the transverse connection area,
the deformable hook of the movable member configured to interact with an interior-facing surface of the transverse connection area,
the movable member configured to be moved between a first position and a second 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, and
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.