Patent ID: 8021389
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical staple assembly, comprising: a superior support plate; an inferior support plate spaced from the superior support plate; a surgical staple configured to be placed between the superior support plate and the inferior support plate, wherein the surgical staple assembly is movable between a first configuration wherein the surgical staple is in an original shape and a second configuration wherein the surgical staple is in a deformed configuration, the surgical staple having at least two tines; a first bending arm configured to be disposed and to rotate between the superior support plate and the inferior support plate to deform the surgical staple; and a second bending arm configured to be disposed and to rotate between the superior support plate and the inferior support plate to deform the surgical staple, and the first bending arm and the second bending arm are disposed between at least two of the tines and to force apart said at least two tines; a bending wedge between interiors of the first bending arm and the second bending arm to force apart the bending arms from each other; and the superior support plate further comprises: a superior bending wedge guide configured to engage the bending wedge and guide the bending wedge as the bending wedge moves within the surgical staple.