Patent ID: 6685708
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for increasing a length span of a staple, which includes:proximal and distal ends with respect to a user, which define a z-axis of an x;y;z coordinate system between them; and first and second prongs, joined by a system which provides a mechanical advantage to selectably bringing said first and second prongs together and pushing them apart, wherein said first prong further includes, at said distal end, a staple receptor, with a channel, for mounting said staple thereon, said channel defining an x-axis of the x;y;z coordinate system, parallel to said staple length span, and perpendicular to the direction of bringing first and second prongs together and pushing them apart, wherein said second prong further includes, at said distal end, a thin, cam-like head, having a width span that increases in the direction of increasing y, operable to increase said staple length span, and wherein, as said first and second prongs are brought together, said thin, cam-like head is arranged to slide between said staple receptor and said staple, mounted thereon, so as to wedge between said staple receptor and said staple and increase the length span of said staple.