Surgical fastening systems made from polymeric materials

Details Surgical fastening systems made from polymeric materials Surgical fastening systems made from polymeric materials

1986-09-18

1988-02-16

Pinkham, Richard C.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128334R, A61B 1704

Patent

active

047248394

ABSTRACT:
An improved surgical fastener system comprising staples and receivers with flanges on the staple legs interlocking with openings in the receiver.
Each staple is of polymeric material and U-shaped with a pair of parallel legs joined by a bridging member. Each leg is tapered from a large cross section at the bridging member to a pointed end. There are at least two spaced flanges on each leg with the area between those flanges being cut away. Each flange extends only part way around the circumference of a leg.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4060089 (1977-11-01), Noiles
patent: 4402445 (1983-09-01), Green
patent: 4534350 (1985-08-01), Golden et al.

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