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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Michael Sean Mcbrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Michael Sean McBrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
ID, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an end effector having a clevis and first and second jaws mutually rotatable between open and closed positions. The jaws are proximally directed and laterally displaced relative to a longitudinal axis of a control shaft of the instrument. The jaws hold first and second parts of a fastener, respectively. The first part includes a base having upstanding tissue piercing posts, and the second part includes another base defining apertures for receiving the posts, as well as a portion movable relative to the second base. When the upstanding posts are inserted into the apertures, the movable portion can be moved into a second configuration to lock the parts of the fastener together. The instrument is adapted to move the second part into the second configuration. A method for using the apparatus and fastener are also provided.