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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Adrian Paz, Petach Tikva, IL;
Gilad Heftman, Kibbutz Ein Gev, IL;
Inventors:
Adrian Paz, Petach Tikva, IL;
Gilad Heftman, Kibbutz Ein Gev, IL;
Assignee:
I.B.I ISRAEL BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS LTD., Caesarea Industrial Park, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0422 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a surgical fastener. The fastener has a first element defining an axis of the fastener, and one or more prongs attached to the first element at hinge regions. Deploying the fastener involves bending the prongs at the hinges so as to increase the distance of the prong tips from the axis and locking the fastener in this deployed configuration. The invention also provides a surgical fastening device and a method for attaching a surgical fastener to a site of a body tissue.