Osteal medical staple

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A - Human Necessities

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B

128/122, 128/41

A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/064 (2006.01) F16B 15/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1180965

OSTEAL MEDICAL STAPLE Abstract of the Disclosure An osteal medical staple of unique configuration having a cross-bar portion defining gripping surfaces by which the staple may be securely and rigidly held by a driver tool or the like, wherein the staple has depending leg portions flaring outwardly a predetermined amount such that regardless of the size of the staple a discrete, con- stant spread or flaring is obtained once same is implanted in bone or the like, and wherein loosening or reversal of the driven staple is all but eliminated by reason of the triangular, in cross-section, legs of the staple wherein two of the sides have retention barbs thereby insuring complete and total fixation while the curvilinear surfaces of the cross-bar portion of the staple insure a minimum of damage to soft tissue surrounding the bone with which the staple is utilized. Securing spikes on the undersurface of the cross-bar portion of the staple, as well as the integral metal construction of same provide for a substan- tially inert, high-quality, high-performance staple parti- cularly suitable for the attachment of soft tissue such as ligaments or tendons to bone.

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