Receiverless surgical fasteners
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorMichael F. Bregen
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Abstract
A self-closing receiverless surgical fastener comprises a fastener body of biocompatible or bioabsorbable material including a bridge member and at least two tines extending from opposite ends of the bridge member. The tines are resiliently deformable from a normally closed position with the distal ends of the tines pointing toward each other to an open position with the distal ends of the tines extending substantially parallel to each other for penetrating into tissue. The tines are resiliently returnable to the closed position with the distal ends of the tines pointing toward each other to secure the fastener body to the tissue.
Claims22
A surgical fastener, comprising:
- a fastener body including a bridge member and at least two tines extending from opposite ends of said bridge member, said tines each having a distal end for penetrating tissue;
- said tines being resiliently deformable from a normally closed position with said distal ends of said tines pointing toward each other to an open position with said distal ends of said tines extending substantially parallel to each other for penetrating into the tissue;
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- said tines being resiliently returnable to said closed position with said distal ends of said tines pointing toward each other to secure said fastener body to the tissue.
A surgical fastener, comprising:
- a fastener body including a bridge member and at least two tines extending in the same direction from opposite ends of said bridge member;
- said tines including proximal portions extending substantially parallel to each other from said bridge member and distal portions extending transversely from said proximal portions and pointing toward each other;
- said distal portions of said tines being movable in response to pressure to a substantially parallel orientation to each other, and said distal portions of said tines being resiliently returnable to a transverse orientation pointing toward each other when said pressure is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.