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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Endogastric Solutions, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Steve G. Baker, Redmond, WA (US);
Brett J. Carter, Monroe, WA (US);
Assignee:
ENDOGASTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0419 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. One of the first and second members has an elongated slot permitting fastener deployment while avoiding excessive tissue compression.