Systems and methods for applying tissue-piercing fasteners
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1. A method comprising providing a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners, providing a tissue fastener applier, providing a directing device, and introducing the tissue fastener applier to apply single tissue-piercing fasteners to a prosthesis in a body organ sequentially along a path established by the directing device that, between fastener applications, is manipulated into orientation with different desired fastening sites, until a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are placed, one-at-a-time, in the prosthesis.
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Abstract
Systems and methods introduce a tissue fastener applier to apply tissue-piercing fasteners to a prosthesis sequentially along a path established by the directing device that, between fastener applications, is manipulated into orientation with different desired fastening sites, until a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are placed, one-at-a-time, in the prosthesis.
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1. A method comprising
providing a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners, providing a tissue fastener applier, providing a directing device, and introducing the tissue fastener applier to apply single tissue-piercing fasteners to a prosthesis in a body organ sequentially along a path established by the directing device that, between fastener applications, is manipulated into orientation with different desired fastening sites, until a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are placed, one-at-a-time, in the prosthesis.
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11. A method comprising
providing a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners, providing a tissue fastener applier, providing a directing device, and introducing the tissue fastener applier to apply single tissue-piercing fasteners in a body organ sequentially along a path established by the directing device that, between fastener applications, is manipulated into orientation with different desired fastening sites, until a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are placed, one-at-a-time, in the body organ.
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21. A system comprising:
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an intraluminal directing device sized and configured for introduction from a remote access site to a location within a body organ, the intraluminal directing device including a deflectable distal region sized and configured for manipulation to orient the distal region with respect to a range of different desired fastening sites within a body organ, and an intraluminal fastener applier sized and configured to be introduced and withdrawn along the intraluminal directing device, the intraluminal fastener applier including a driven component sized and configured (i) to receive a single tissue-piercing fastener at the remote access site outside the intraluminal directing device, (ii) to be operated, after introduction of the intraluminal fastener applier along the intraluminal directing device to one of the desired fastening sites, to introduce the single tissue-piercing fastener into tissue at the desired one of the fastening sites, and (iii) to receive at the remote access site, after withdrawal of the intraluminal fastener applier along the intraluminal directing device, another single tissue piercing fastener, the intraluminal fastener applier accommodating (ii) and (iii) repeatedly, in concert with manipulation of the deflectable distal region of the intraluminal directing device with respect to a range of different desired fastening sites, until a desired plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are introduced into tissue at different desired fastening sites within the body organ. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system comprising
an intraluminal directing device sized and configured for introduction from a remote access site to a location within a body organ, the intraluminal directing device including a deflectable distal region sized and configured for manipulation to orient the distal region with respect different desired fastening sites within the body organ, and an intraluminal fastener applier sized and configured to be introduced along the intraluminal directing device, the intraluminal fastener applier including a driven component sized and configured to be operated, after introduction of the intraluminal fastener applier along the intraluminal directing device, to introduce a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners into tissue one-at-a-time to desired fastening sites in concert with manipulation of the deflectable distal region of the intraluminal directing device to different desired fastening sites, until a plurality of tissue-piercing fasteners are introduced into tissue at different desired fastening sites within the body organ.
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Current AssigneeAptus Endosystems Inc. (Medtronic Plc)
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Original AssigneeAptus Endosystems Inc. (Medtronic Plc)
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InventorsBolduc, Lee
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