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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Helmut Kayan, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical fasteners, including tacks are disclosed for fastening a surgical mesh to underlying tissue during surgical procedures to repair body tissue, such as in hernia repair. Such tacks can include a head, a elongated body portion having a distal end and a proximal end, and an anchoring element on an outer surface of the body portion for inhibiting the removal of the tack from the mesh and body tissue.