Ratchet staple
An apparatus including a first leg; a second leg distant from the first leg; and a bridge extending between and connecting the first leg to the second leg; wherein the bridge is configured such that a length of the bridge between the first leg and the second leg can be incrementally adjusted.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first leg;
a second leg distant from the first leg; and
a bridge extending between and connecting the first leg to the second leg;
wherein the bridge is configured such that a length of the bridge between the first leg and the second leg can be incrementally adjusted;
wherein bridge includes a male bridge portion including a plurality of teeth and a female bridge portion having at least one projection to engage the plurality of teeth; and
wherein the male bridge portion includes a slot extending longitudinally through the male bridge portion and extending all the way through the male bridge portion from a top surface of the male bridge portion to a bottom surface of the male bridge portion and configured to allow side portions of the male bridge portion to be squeezed together.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the male bridge portion includes the plurality of teeth on both sides of the male bridge portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the male bridge portion includes a plurality of teeth on one side of the male bridge portion.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first leg, the second leg, and the bridge are formed of a porous metal.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first leg and the second leg are positioned such that the first leg and the second leg are angled away from each other.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bridge includes a wedge profile where a top of the bridge is wider that a bottom of the bridge.
7. A system comprising:
a plurality of fixation devices having a plurality of different sizes, wherein each of the plurality of fixation devices includes:
a first leg;
a second leg distant from the first leg; and
a bridge extending between and connecting the first leg to the second leg;
wherein the bridge is configured such that a length of the bridge between the first leg and the second leg can be incrementally adjusted;
wherein bridge includes a male bridge portion including a plurality of teeth and a female bridge portion having at least one projection to engage the plurality of teeth; and
wherein the male bridge portion includes a slot extending longitudinally through the male bridge portion and extending all the way through the male bridge portion from a top surface of the male bridge portion to a bottom surface of the male bridge portion and configured to allow side portions of the male bridge portion to be squeezed together.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the male bridge portion includes the plurality of teeth on both sides of the male bridge portion.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the first leg, the second leg, and the bridge are formed of a porous metal.