Granted Patent B2

US 12,733,926 · App. 18/668,907 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Jeremy Webster Blair (Atlanta, GA); Courtney Lynne Kline (Sandy Springs, GA)

Assignee: MEDSHAPE, INC.

A61B17/0642A61B17/0682A61B2017/00867A61B17/064A61B2017/0641A61B17/0644A61B2017/0645A61B2017/0646A61B17/0684A61B17/56A61B2017/564A61B17/68A61B2017/681A61B17/8004A61B17/8061A61B17/809A61B17/844

Abstract

Claims (27)

1 . A staple comprising:

a first leg and a second leg connected substantially in parallel to a bridge at a first end; and

a third leg and a fourth leg connected to the bridge in line along a central axis between the first leg and the second leg and spanning a length of the bridge, wherein:

the staple is deformable from a relaxed position to an active position;

in the relaxed position:

the first leg and the second leg are positioned at a first bend angle relative to a y-axis;

the third leg is positioned at a second bend angle relative to the y-axis; and

the bridge comprises a twist angle, thereby positioning:

the third leg at a first torsion angle relative to the y-axis; and

the fourth leg at a second torsion angle relative to the y-axis; and

in the active position, the first bend angle, the second bend angle, the first torsion angle, and the second torsion angle are approximately 0 degrees.

2 . The staple of claim 1 , wherein the staple comprises nitinol.

3 . The staple of claim 1 , wherein the staple is configured for:

implantation within bony fragments of a patient in the active position; and

upon the implantation, the staple moves from the active position to the relaxed position thereby providing multiplanar compression to the bony fragments.

4 . The staple of claim 3 , wherein the magnitude of compression is relative to the first and second bend angles and the twist angle.

5 . The staple of claim 4 , wherein the twist angle is approximately 10 degrees.

6 . The staple of claim 5 , wherein the staple defines a hole through the bridge between the third leg and the fourth leg for receiving a fixation device.

7 . The staple of claim 6 , wherein:

the bridge comprises:

a first thickness between the third leg and the fourth leg, proximate the hole; and

a second thickness between the third leg and the first and second legs; and

the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

8 . The staple of claim 7 , wherein one or more of the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg comprise one or more teeth.

9 . The staple of claim 8 , wherein each of the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg comprise one or more teeth.

10 . The staple of claim 9 , wherein each tooth comprises a tooth angle measuring between 45-60 degrees.

11 . The staple of claim 10 , wherein the bridge comprises a variable cross-sectional width.

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