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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Shichman, Trumbull, CT (US);
Boris Zvenyatsky, Bronx, NY (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227176 ; 227 19 ; 411460 ; 606219 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a surgical fastener includes a cartridge which holds a plurality of surgical fasteners in an array, a fastener advancing mechanism, and a mechanism for closing the fasteners, which includes an anvil and laterally moving arms to apply lateral force to bend the legs of the distal fastener inwardly to a closed position. The fasteners can be made of a bioabsorbable material.
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