CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
First Claim
1. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
- a body having a central opening therethrough, the body defining a plane when the body is in a relaxed substantially planar configuration, the body being movable from the substantially planar configuration towards a transverse configuration with at least a portion of the body extending out of the plane; and
a plurality of tines extending from the body into the opening, the tines being oriented generally within the plane when the body is in the relaxed substantially planar configuration, and generally angularly orientated relative to the plane when the body is in the transverse configuration.
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Abstract
A clip for engaging tissue includes a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending normal to the plane. The body includes alternating inner and outer curved regions, defining a zigzag pattern about a periphery of the clip. The body is biased towards a planar configuration lying in the plane and deflectable towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane. Tines extend from the inner curved regions, the tines being oriented towards the central axis in the planar configuration, and parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration. The tines may include primary tines and secondary tines that are shorter than the primary tines. The primary tines may be disposed on opposing inner curved regions and oriented towards one another such that they overlap in the planar configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
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a body having a central opening therethrough, the body defining a plane when the body is in a relaxed substantially planar configuration, the body being movable from the substantially planar configuration towards a transverse configuration with at least a portion of the body extending out of the plane; and
a plurality of tines extending from the body into the opening, the tines being oriented generally within the plane when the body is in the relaxed substantially planar configuration, and generally angularly orientated relative to the plane when the body is in the transverse configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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6. The device of claim 6, wherein the stop member comprises a blunt base that is substantially wider than the tine.
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11. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
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a body having a central opening therethrough, the body defining a plane when the body is in a relaxed substantially planar configuration, the body being movable from the substantially planar configuration towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane; and
at least one primary tine having a first length, the at least one primary tine extending from the body into the opening in the planar configuration and being deflectable out of the plane when the body is moved towards the transverse configuration; and
at least one secondary tine having a second length different from said first length, the at least one secondary tine extending from the body into the opening when the body is disposed in the planar configuration, and being deflectable out of the plane when the body is moved towards the transverse configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for engaging tissue, comprising:
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a body having a central opening therethrough, the body defining a plane when the body is in a substantially planar configuration, the body being movable from the substantially planar configuration towards a transverse configuration with at least a portion of the body extending out of the plane, the body being biased toward the substantially planar configuration; and
a plurality of tines extending from the body into the opening, the tines being oriented generally within the plane when the body is in the substantially planar configuration and generally angularly orientated relative to the plane when the body is in the transverse configuration, the plurality of tines being biased toward the substantially planar configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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