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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Kate Duncan, Mooresville, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides devices for safely closing an opening in tissue. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a delivery tube, a control member and a staple. The delivery tube is elongated and extends from a proximal end to a distal end to define a longitudinal axis. The delivery tube defines a tube lumen, while the control member is elongated and extends through the tube lumen. The staple is releasably attached to the control member adjacent the distal end of the delivery tube. The staple formed of a resilient material having a C-shape, the C-shape including free ends defining first and second tines. The resilient material of the staple is elastically deformable such that the staple may flex to change a distance between the first and second tines. The free ends are spaced apart a first distance in an unbiased state of the staple.