ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,086, issued on June 3, was assigned to MEDSHAPE INC. (Atlanta).
"Low profile staple and methods for using same" was invented by Jeremy Webster Blair (Atlanta) and Jack Cabell Griffis III (Vero Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to particular embodiments, the present staple includes a low-profile bridge and has the capacity for high sustained compression. In some embodiments, the staple includes a bridge with a continuous cross-section, legs with teeth cut therein (e.g., opposed to protruding from, as discussed herein), and legs including an angle of about 24 degrees."
The patent was filed on Feb. 23, 2024, under App...