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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Nicholas W. Seipelt, Milford, OH (US);
David T. Martin, Milford, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a shaft and a tissue fastener. The tissue fastener is releasably attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The shaft is operable to rotatably drive the tissue fastener about a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The tissue fastener includes a base, first and second arms, and barbs. The first and second arms extend laterally and longitudinally from the base and are configured to be received within a first and second tissue portion, respectively. The first and second arms are configured to draw the first tissue portion against the second tissue portion. The barbs extend from the first and second arms and are configured to anchor the first and second arms within the first and second tissue portions. The shaft is configured to release the tissue fastener thereby securing the first tissue portion against the second tissue portion with the tissue fastener anchored therein.