US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Four-spike stapler for skin wound closure" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,159, issued on July 14.

"Four-spike stapler for skin wound closure" was invented by Hamid Ayub (Plantation, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a medical stapler designed for efficient wound closure, utilizing a four-legged staple assembly. The staple assembly comprises four symmetrically positioned legs-two longer or standard legs for engaging deeper tissue layers and two shorter legs for securing superficial skin layers-each configured to penetrate tissue at an angle of approximately 90 degreesplus-minus15 degrees relative to the tissue surface. The staple is formed as a continuous, one-piece biocomp...