Patent ID: 8920464

Claim:
A staple for attaching a sheet-like implant to tissue or bone comprising: a first arm, having a proximal end and a distal end, and a second arm, having a proximal end and a distal end, with a bridge extending from the proximal end of the first arm to the proximal end of the second arm; a first fluke connected to the distal end of the first arm, the first fluke extending distally from the first arm, the first fluke having a lumen extending distally from a proximal surface of the first fluke toward a distal surface of the first fluke, wherein the lumen has a proximal opening on the proximal surface and distal opening on the distal surface, and wherein a portion of the first fluke extends distal of the distal opening of the lumen; and, a second fluke connected to the distal end of the second arm, the second fluke extending distally from the second arm, the second fluke having a lumen extending distally from a proximal surface of the second fluke toward a distal surface of the second fluke, wherein the lumen has a proximal opening on the proximal surface and a distal opening on the distal surface, and wherein a portion of the second fluke extends distal of the distal opening of the lumen.