Surgical staple
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Portions of the surgical staple shown in broken lines in the figures form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines define the bounds of the claim. All broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a surgical staple, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2026
Assignee: Medline Industries, LP (Northfield, IL)
Inventors: Wesley Reed (Libertyville, IL), Ryan Niver (Glenview, IL), Scott A. Goldstein (Deerfield, IL)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Jameson P Carey
Application Number: 29/971,283