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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn Kanner, Plymouth, MA (US);
Kenneth Arden Eliasen, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Steve Bollinger, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
AngioLink Corporation, Taunton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A tissue staple that includes a pair of legs arranged generally parallel to one another connected by a pair of tabs. The tabs define an arc that extends distally from the proximal ends of the legs, and further define a slot between the tabs. The distal end of the leg may include a forked portion that defines two or more tissue piercing prongs. The location of the fork also may define a tissue stop. The legs may also include an indent that bends inwardly toward an indent formed on the other leg.
Published as:
US2003032981A1; US2003097140A1; WO2004000133A1; AU2003279226A1; US6767356B2; US2004267312A1; EP1515648A1; JP2005530559A; US7597706B2;