Variable Compression Surgical Fastener Cartridge
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsFrank J. Viola, Keith L. Milliman
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Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus having a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw includes a cartridge body having plurality of surgical fasteners disposed therein. The plurality of surgical fasteners include a plurality of first surgical fasteners having a first backspan with a first configuration, and a plurality of second surgical fasteners having a second backspan with a second, different configuration such that the plurality of first surgical fasteners apply a first compressive force to tissue upon formation and the plurality of second surgical fasteners apply a second, different compressive force to tissue upon formation.
Claims14
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A surgical fastener for use in a medical procedure, the surgical fastener comprising:
- a backspan defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end, the backspan including a linear portion and at least one curved portion extending away from the longitudinal axis;
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- a first leg extending from the first end of the backspan and a second leg extending from the second end of the backspan, the first and second legs each terminating in a penetrating end configured to pass through tissue.
A surgical fastener for use in a medical procedure, the surgical fastener comprising:
- a backspan including first and second non-linear portions each forming a recess and a linear portion connecting the pair of non-linear portions;
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- first and second legs extending from the backspan, each of the first and second legs terminating in a penetrating end configured to pass through tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.