Plastic surgical staple

Details Plastic surgical staple Plastic surgical staple

1980-02-19

1982-03-02

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128335, 128337, 227 19, 227DIG1, 411457, A61B 1712, A61B 1708, F16B 1500, B31B 100

Patent

active

043174515

ABSTRACT:
A one-piece, self-locking, molded plastic staple useful as a tissue fixation device in surgical procedures. The staple has opposed, pointed, L-shaped legs secured to a horizontal bridging member. Each leg has an extension which is engaged by a locking bar extending between the extensions when the staple is closed by forcing the legs through a 90.degree. arc. The staples may be extruded or molded of absorbable or nonabsorbable polymeric materials.

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