Surgical staple

- Medline Industries, LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 11, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 11, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 16, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 16, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 21, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 25 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 21, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 26 is a front perspective view of a sixth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 26;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 26, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 30 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 26, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 31 is a front perspective view of a seventh embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 32 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 31;

FIG. 34 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 31, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 35 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 31, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 36 is a front perspective view of a eighth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 36;

FIG. 38 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 36;

FIG. 39 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 36, the rear side elevational view being identical; and,

FIG. 40 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 36, the left side elevational view being identical.

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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Patent History
Patent number: D1152016
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
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