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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Entrigue Surgical, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael C. Larson, New Orleans, LA (US);
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods of stapling a nasal septum using a nasal septal stapling apparatus comprising obtaining a nasal septal stapling apparatus comprising a body, at least one arm extending from the body and comprising an end distal from the body, a staple bank comprising a plurality of staples proximal to the end of the at least one arm, and a staple moving member configured to discharge a staple from the staple bank, and a trigger. The methods comprise placing the at least one arm against a nasal septum of a patient and moving the trigger, wherein moving the trigger causes the staple moving member to discharge a staple from the staple bank and through the nasal septum of the patient.