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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:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1992
Leon C Hirsch, Westport, CT (US);
David T Green, Westport, CT (US);
Henry Bolanos, East Norwalk, CT (US);
Wayne P Young, Brewster, NY (US);
Dominick L Mastri, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Lisa W Heaton, Norwalk, CT (US);
Mark E Alari, Derby, CT (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for simultaneously applying to body tissue at least one surgical suture in conjunction with a plurality of surgical fasteners arranged end to end in rows. The apparatus preferably includes a knife for making an incision in the body tissue sealed in each side by at least one row of fasteners. The fasteners are two-part fasteners fabricated from bioabsorbable material. The incision is closed by pulling the ends of the suture(s).
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