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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Peter Barreiro, West Haven, CT (US);
Daniel R. Lee, Gainesville, FL (US);
Richard M. Hammond, Northford, CT (US);
Peter Miller, Largo, FL (US);
United States Surgical, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener application apparatus for applying surgical fasteners of general U-shape to body tissue is provided which includes a housing having a handle portion and a trigger mechanism, an elongated body portion extending from the housing, the elongated body portion having generally annular cross-sectional area substantially along the length thereof and defining a longitudinal pathway therein, and a firing mechanism operatively connected to the housing and including a pair of substantially parallel push rods positioned within the longitudinal pathway of the elongated body portion, the firing mechanism being capable of driving a surgical fastener inserted in a distal end portion of elongated body portion to the body tissue in response to operation of the trigger mechanism.