摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical staple adaptable to a larger range of the thickness of tissue, which provides a surgeon with a high degree of freedom when he/she performs a surgical operation thereby. <P>SOLUTION: The staple 10 has an expandable non-linear backspan 12 and a first leg 14, and a second leg 16. The first leg has a first end extending from an end of the expandable backspan, and a second end; and the second leg has a fist end extending from the other end of the expandable backspan, and a second end. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |