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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Alesi, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Alesi, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for approximating tissue within a body including the step of providing a device having a handle, at least one actuator, an elongated hollow housing having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end extending therefrom, a first and second cartridge. Each the cartridge contains at least one fastener having at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The first cartridge being releasably connected to the distal end of hollow housing. The method also includes the step of inserting the first cartridge into a body and deploying each anchor into tissue in a spaced apart position. The method also involves moving the anchors adjacent one another by moving the suture in a proximal direction, and removing the first cartridge from the body and from the housing. The method then involves placing the second cartridge onto the housing thereby replacing the first cartridge with the second cartridge.