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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Edward Meagher, Greenlawn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical fastener for use with an anastomosis of two tissues includes a base leg and an upright leg. The base leg is selectively deformable and includes a traumatic tip for piecing tissue. The surgical fastener also includes at least one capillary disposed on the base leg which has a reservoir defined therein for retaining a liquid, e.g., bioadhesive, bonding agent, medicament, etc. Each of the capillaries is ruptureable upon deformation of the surgical fastener to dispense the liquid to the anastomosis site.