A surgical staple, comprising: a first deformable leg member having a first backspan portion defining two opposing ends, a first deformable leg portion and a first intersection or transition portion joining the first backspan portion with the first deformable leg portion at one of the two opposing ends, wherein a first clasping member is formed at the other one of the two opposing ends; and a second deformable leg member having a second backspan portion defining two opposing ends, a second deformable leg portion and a second intersection or transition portion joining the second backspan portion with the second deformable leg portion at one of the two opposing ends, wherein a second clasping member is formed at the other one of the two opposing ends; wherein the first clasping member engages a portion of the second backspan portion, forming a slidable connection therebetween, wherein the second clasping member engages a portion of the first backspan portion, forming a slidable connection therebetween, wherein a staple backspan of the surgical staple is defined as the total additive length of the first and second backspan portions (112b, 114b) and the first clasping member is translatable with respect to the second backspan portion as is the second clasping member with respect to the first backspan portion such that the first and second backspan portions (112b, 114b) are movable with respect to each other to vary a length of the staple backspan, and wherein the translation of first leg member is bound in one direction by the second intersection or transition portion and is bound in the opposite direction by the second clasping member, and the translation of second leg member is bound in one direction by the first intersection or transition portion and is bound in the opposite direction by the first clasping member. a first deformable leg member having a first backspan portion defining two opposing ends, a first deformable leg portion and a first intersection or transition portion joining the first backspan portion with the first deformable leg portion at one of the two opposing ends, wherein a first clasping member is formed at the other one of the two opposing ends; and a second deformable leg member having a second backspan portion defining two opposing ends, a second deformable leg portion and a second intersection or transition portion joining the second backspan portion with the second deformable leg portion at one of the two opposing ends, wherein a second clasping member is formed at the other one of the two opposing ends; wherein the first clasping member engages a portion of the second backspan portion, forming a slidable connection therebetween, wherein the second clasping member engages a portion of the first backspan portion, forming a slidable connection therebetween, wherein a staple backspan of the surgical staple is defined as the total additive length of the first and second backspan portions (112b, 114b) and the first clasping member is translatable with respect to the second backspan portion as is the second clasping member with respect to the first backspan portion such that the first and second backspan portions (112b, 114b) are movable with respect to each other to vary a length of the staple backspan, and wherein the translation of first leg member is bound in one direction by the second intersection or transition portion and is bound in the opposite direction by the second clasping member, and the translation of second leg member is bound in one direction by the first intersection or transition portion and is bound in the opposite direction by the first clasping member.