Slitted tissue fixation devices and assemblies for deploying the same
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1. A fastener for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends; and
a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being separated by the connecting member, and one of the first and second members having a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a tissue piercing deployment wire, and a slit extending between the first and second ends and communicating with the through channel.
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Abstract
Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. One of the first and second members has a configuration alterable by a deployment wire to permit release of the fastener from the deployment wire after deployment and without causing excessive tissue trauma.
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1. A fastener for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a first member;
a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends; and
a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being separated by the connecting member, and one of the first and second members having a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a tissue piercing deployment wire, and a slit extending between the first and second ends and communicating with the through channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a fastener including a first member, a second member, wherein the first and second members have first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, wherein the first and second members are separated by the connecting member, and wherein one of the first and second members has a longitudinal axis, a through channel along the axis, and a slit extending between the first and second ends and communicating with the through channel;
a deployment wire arranged to be slidingly received by the through channel of the one of the first and second members and to pierce into the tissue and arranged to be received by the slit to enable early deployment of the one of the first and second members and reduced tissue compression; and
a pusher that pushes the one of first and second members into the tissue while on the deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a fastener including a first member, a second member, wherein the first and second members have first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, wherein the first and second members are separated by the connecting member, and wherein one of the first and second members has a cross-sectional dimension and a slit extending between the first and second ends and communicating with the through channel;
a deployment wire arranged to be slidingly received by the through channel of the one of the first and second members and having a pointed tip to pierce into tissue, the pointed tip having a cross-sectional dimension equal to or greater than the cross-sectional dimension of the through channel; and
a pusher that pushes the one of first and second members into the tissue while on the deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 52)
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38. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a deployment wire having an end arranged to pierce into tissue to be fastened;
a fastener including a member having a through channel dimensioned to be slidingly received on the deployment wire; and
a pusher that pushes the fastener into the tissue while on the deployment wire, the pusher being tubular having a distal end, a sidewall, a lumen, and an opening in the sidewall communicating with the lumen, wherein the pusher is carried on the deployment wire, the deployment wire extending through the sidewall opening, into the lumen, and beyond the distal end of the pusher, and wherein the fastener member is carried on the deployment wire between the deployment wire end and the distal end of the pusher arranged to pierce into the tissue upon being pushed by the pusher. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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53. A fastener for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a first member;
a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends; and
a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being separated by the connecting member, and one of the first and second members having a through channel arranged to be slidingly received on a tissue piercing deployment wire, and a configuration alterable by the tissue piercing deployment wire that permits release of the fastener from the tissue piercing deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a fastener including a first member, a second member, wherein the first and second members have first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, wherein the first and second members are separated by the connecting member, and wherein one of the first and second members has a longitudinal axis and a through channel along the axis;
a deployment wire arranged to be slidingly received by the through channel of the one of the first and second members and to pierce into the tissue; and
a pusher that pushes the one of first and second members into the tissue while on the deployment wire, the one of the first and second members having a configuration that is alterable by the tissue piercing deployment wire that permits release of the fastener from the tissue piercing deployment wire upon relative movement of the one of the first and second members and the tissue piercing deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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