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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Roger E. Darois, Foster, RI (US);
Augustus Felix, Cranston, RI (US);
Alan Bachman, Milford, CT (US);
Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Joseph Paul, Thomaston, CT (US);
Ed Chester, Norwalk, CT (US);
Adam Lehman, Northford, CT (US);
Barry Smith, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Jeff Stein, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Roger E. Darois, Foster, RI (US);
Augustus Felix, Cranston, RI (US);
Alan Bachman, Milford, CT (US);
Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Joseph Paul, Thomaston, CT (US);
Ed Chester, Norwalk, CT (US);
Adam Lehman, Northford, CT (US);
Barry Smith, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Jeff Stein, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Davol, Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with an internally threaded portion. The fasteners may engage with a threaded mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners. A rotator may rotate the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. The throughbore of the fasteners may include a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, may include an angled face or other feature to aid in fastener deployment and/or have curved depressions in the head portion.