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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Russo, Plantsville, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical fastener includes a head section and a tissue snaring section. The head section includes an arm member pivotably disposed on an outer surface of the head section. The tissue snaring section defines a longitudinal axis and extends away from the head section. At least one helical thread defined along an outer surface of the tissue snaring section. The tissue snaring section is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis in a first radial direction, and the arm member is configured pivot outwardly from the head section in the first radial direction.