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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Ferass Abuzaina, Shelton, CT (US);
Ali Irfan, Shelton, CT (US);
Ofek Levin, Moshav Amirim, IL;
Arie Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Ferass Abuzaina, Shelton, CT (US);
Ali Irfan, Shelton, CT (US);
Ofek Levin, Moshav Amirim, IL;
Arie Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
At least one aspect of this disclosure includes a system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue, the system comprising a handle, an elongate shaft connected to the handle, a deployment scaffold connected to the shaft, the deployment scaffold comprising a frame and a plurality of deployment arms hingedly connected to the frame, wherein the frame is configured to move from a retained position to at least one deployed position, a plurality of clips connected to the arms, wherein the clips are configured to releasably retain a surgical implant, and at least one sleeve selectively disposed at least partially over at least one of the plurality of arms when the frame is in the retained position, and selectively exposing at least one of the clips in the deployed position.