Patent ID: 8728119

Claim:
A surgical staple comprising: a base; and a pair of legs each extending from an opposite end of the base, each leg comprising: a proximal portion extending from the base at a bend point; a distal portion extending from the proximal portion at an angle of between 70 and 110 degrees, the proximal portion and the distal portion lying substantially within a plane, the distal portion including a penetrative portion terminating at a tip, the staple being plastically deformable at the bend point on each leg to bend each leg relative to the base causing each tip to approach the other tip along a substantially arcuate path lying in the plane; and a compressive portion having a substantially flat inner surface located between the base and the distal portion, the compressive portion having a height greater than that of the distal portion, the heights being measured in a first direction perpendicular to the plane at a position adjacent a junction of the compressive portion and the distal portion.