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Systems and methods for attaching a prosthesis within a body lumen or hollow organ

  • US 20060020326A9
  • Filed: 02/25/2004
  • Published: 01/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tool for applying an implantation force to a fastener sized and configured for implantation in tissue in response to an implantation force, the tool comprising a tool body, a driven member carried by the tool body and being operable to apply the implantation force, the driven member including a drive actuator to operate the driven member, and a mechanism on the driven member operable in a first condition to couple the fastener to the driven member to transfer the implantation force from the driven member to the fastener, the mechanism being operable in a second condition to release the fastener from the driven member, the mechanism including a second actuator operable independent of the drive actuator to place the mechanism in the second condition.

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