Staples and staple delivery and drill guides

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11304693
APP PUB NO 20190365382A1
SERIAL NO

16539473

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The present disclosure provides staples, and corresponding staple guides, for applying a compressive force between biological elements. The staples may include a bridge portion and a pair of tines extending from the bridge portion configured for implantation into biological elements. The tines may be spaced a first distance in a first state of the bridge portion. The bridge portion may be elastically deformable into a second state with the pair of tines spaced a second distance that is greater than the first distance and the tines pre-loaded to apply a compressive force therebetween. The guides may include a staple engagement portion operable to maintain the biased state of the staple, and/or a drill guide portion operable to facilitate the formation of apertures spaced the second distance in the biological elements.

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  • HALL SURGICAL DIV. OF ZIMMER INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Katchis, Stuart D Scarsdale, US 34 954
Kiefer, Lawrence Newark, US 13 307
Montoya, Jorge Berkley Heights, US 9 180
Pepper, John R Cheshire, US 99 3895
Weiner, Lon S Rumson, US 42 1326

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