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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
John Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Nga T. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Laurent Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);
John Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Nga T. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Laurent Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener comprising a clip movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a biasing member contacting the clip and biasing the dip to its open configuration when the biasing member is actuated. The biasing member and clip both tend to assume the closed configuration when no external forces are applied to them. A needle may be releasably attached to the clip. Methods for making the fasteners are also disclosed, in which both the clip and the biasing member are set in the closed position.