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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael F Bregen, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606219 ; 411904 ; 411457 ; 411920 ;
Abstract
A self-closing receiverless surgical fastener comprises a fastener body of biocompatible or bioabsorbable material including a bridge member and at least two tines extending from opposite ends of the bridge member. The tines are resiliently deformable from a normally closed position with the distal ends of the tines pointing toward each other to an open position with the distal ends of the tines extending substantially parallel to each other for penetrating into tissue. The tines are resiliently returnable to the closed position with the distal ends of the tines pointing toward each other to secure the fastener body to the tissue.
Published as:
US5304204A; CA2115131A1; AU5503794A; EP0611132A1; GR940100053A; JPH07404A; AU668452B2; EP0611132B1; ATE147248T1; DE69401364D1; ES2096408T3; DE69401364T2; CA2115131C;