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Surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication

  • US 20030120285A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2002
  • Published: 06/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoscopic surgical instrument for deploying a two part fastener having a male fastener part and a female fastener part, comprising:

  • a tube having a proximal end and a distal end;

    an end effector coupled to said distal end of said tube, said end effector configured to hold the male fastener part and the female fastener part in opposed relation;

    an actuator coupled to said proximal end of said tube and configured to actuate the end effector; and

    a shearing device proximate said end effector and configured to shear off a tip of said male fastener part after the male and female fastener parts are moved into a locking relation.

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