Tissue fixation assemblies having a plurality of fasteners ready for serial deployment
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1. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
- a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being arranged to fasten tissue when deployed; and
a stylet that guides each fastener into tissue to be fastened, the plurality of fasteners being carried on the stylet prior to deployment.
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Abstract
A plurality of tissue fasteners are carried on a tissue piercing stylet to serially fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together. The fasteners slide over a latch of the stylet to assume a loaded position ready for deployment. The fasteners may be deployed with a single stroke movement of the stylet. The fasteners have a configuration alterable by the stylet to permit release of the fasteners from the stylet after deployment.
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1. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being arranged to fasten tissue when deployed; and
a stylet that guides each fastener into tissue to be fastened, the plurality of fasteners being carried on the stylet prior to deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being arranged to fasten tissue when deployed and including a driven member, a second member, and a connecting member connecting the driven member to the second member, the driven and second members each having first and second ends with the connecting member connecting to the driven and second members intermediate the first and second ends of each of the driven and second members, the driven member including a through channel; and
a stylet that guides each fastener into tissue to be fastened, the plurality of fasteners being carried on the stylet with the through channel of the driven member of each fastener slidingly received on the stylet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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