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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:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Helmut Kayan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Helmut Kayan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, North Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); B21F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical tacking apparatus for forming and applying surgical fasteners during laparoscopic or endoscopic procedures is disclosed. It includes a housing having a handle, an elongated tubular portion extending from the housing, a wire advancer, and a wire shaping nose at its distal end. An annular fastener is also disclosed.