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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Terry Dahl, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Stan Needle, Lousiville, CO (US);
Frank Patterson, Exeter, NH (US);
Hugh H. Trout, Bethesda, MD (US);
Terry Dahl, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Stan Needle, Lousiville, CO (US);
Frank Patterson, Exeter, NH (US);
Hugh H. Trout, Bethesda, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A surgical fastener having a first and a second end for securing at least two surfaces together. The surgical fastener has a first configuration where the fastener is coupled to a restraining device that holds the fastener and a second configuration wherein the fastener is released from said restraining device. The second configuration has a substantially spiral shape and is spring biased along an axis perpendicular to the surfaces that it is securing. The surgical fastener also includes a rib that extends along the longitudinal axis of the fastener.