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Patent No.:

US 9186138 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2014

Surgical fastener with predetermined resorption rate

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Ralph Robert Corradi, Guilford, CT (US);

David N. Fowler, Cheshire, CT (US);

Christopher J. Criscuolo, Branford, CT (US);

Earl Zergiebel, Guilford, CT (US);

Michael Bettuchi, Madison, CT (US);

Frank J. Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Christopher Beccia

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 17/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/06 (2006.01); B25B 23/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/861 (2013.01); A61B 17/862 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/8635 (2013.01); A61B 17/8883 (2013.01); A61B 17/8891 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); B25B 13/481 (2013.01); B25B 17/00 (2013.01); B25B 23/065 (2013.01); B25B 23/101 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); Y10S 606/916 (2013.01);
Abstract

A resorbable screw fastener and a method of firing with an applicator capable of applying a surgical fastener to tissue in order to form tissue connection to secure objects to tissue, the fastener including a body portion having a helical thread, a head portion disposed at the proximal end of the body portion. The resorbable screw fastener is 100% resorbed in vivo during a period of time ranging from about 14 days to about one year after implantation.

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