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US 1,120,327 · App. 29/918,799 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Low profile staple

Inventors: Jeremy Webster Blair (Atlanta, GA); Courtney Lynne Kline (Sandy Springs, GA)
Assignee: MEDSHAPE, INC.
A61B17/0642A61B17/0644A61B2017/00867A61B2017/0645
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Patent No.
US 1,120,327
App. No.
29/918,799
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a low profile staple as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2025
From: BLAIR, JEREMY WEBSTER; KLINE, COURTNEY LYNNE
To: MEDSHAPE, INC.
Reel/Frame 073261/0598 →
Continuity (5)
Division 29845472 · Jul 7, 2022
Division 29748166 · Aug 27, 2020
Continuation In Part 29659375 · Aug 8, 2018
Continuation In Part 16393489 · Apr 24, 2019
Continuation 16058638 · Aug 8, 2018
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