US2010155453A1PendingUtilityA1

Surgical Staples Frangibly Connected to Staple Holding Strip

Assignee: CARDICA INCPriority: Jul 28, 1999Filed: Mar 1, 2010Published: Jun 24, 2010

Est. expiryJul 28, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:David L. Bombard Bryan D. Knodel Jaime Vargas Michael Hendricksen Stephen A. Yencho James T. Nielsen Bernard A. Hausen Brendan M. Donohoe Theodore M. Bender

A61B 17/1152A61B 17/072A61B 2017/00243A61B 2090/037A61B 2017/07214A61B 2017/1135A61B 17/0469A61B 2017/07285A61B 17/122A61F 2/064A61B 2017/1107

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Abstract

A surgical tool may include a staple holding strip, and surgical staples frangibly connected to an edge of that staple holding strip.

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1 . A surgical tool, comprising:
 a staple holding strip; and   a plurality of surgical staples frangibly connected to an edge of said staple holding strip.   
   
   
       2 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , wherein said staple holding strip is expandable. 
   
   
       3 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , wherein all of said staples are affixed to a single edge of said staple holding strip. 
   
   
       4 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , wherein at least one said staple is connected to said staple holding strip at only a single connection point. 
   
   
       5 . The surgical tool of  claim 4 , wherein at least one said staple is frangibly connected to said staple holding strip at said single connection point. 
   
   
       5 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , wherein said staples are substantially coplanar with said staple holding strip. 
   
   
       6 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , wherein at least one staple is at least partially curved. 
   
   
       7 . The surgical tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a staple holder that receives at least part of said staple holding strip, wherein at least part of said staple holding strip is movable within said staple holder.

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