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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Via Surgical Ltd., Moshav Amirim, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Via Surgical Ltd., Moshav Amirim, IL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to devices for fastening a hernia mesh. The invention provides a surgical fastening device that includes a shaft with a fastener carrier disposed at least partially within the shaft, in which the carrier is configured to accept fasteners of a plurality of different sizes. Different sized fasteners can be preloaded in interchangeable carriers or even mixed together within a carrier in the fastening device. The device can deliver the fasteners to different depths in a patient's tissue.