公开(公告)号：EP3145422A4

公开(公告)日：2018-01-17

申请号：EP15795824

申请日：2015-05-21

申请人： NEXTREMITY SOLUTIONS INC

发明人： MONTOYA JORGE A ,  PEPPER JOHN R ,  WEINER LON S ,  KATCHIS STUART D ,  KIEFER LAWRENCE

IPC分类号： A61B17/064 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/17 ,  A61B17/66

CPC分类号： A61B17/0644 ,  A61B17/0642 ,  A61B17/0682 ,  A61B17/17 ,  A61B2017/0645

摘要： 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.