US Patent Issued to MedShape on Sept. 15 for "Low profile staple and methods for using the same" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,925, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MedShape Inc. (Atlanta).

"Low profile staple and methods for using the same" was invented by Jeremy Webster Blair (Atlanta) and Courtney Lynne Kline (Sandy Springs, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple can include a bridge and two pairs of opposed legs that connect to the bridge. A first pair of legs can connect to the bridge toward a first end at a first shoulder and a second shoulder. A second pair of legs, opposed to the first pair legs, can connect to the bridge toward a second end at a third shoulder. The bridge can include a substantially smooth and non-breaking top surface that ...