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FORM IN PLACE FASTENERS

  • US 20080114381A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2006
  • Published: 05/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical device for forming adhesive fasteners in one or more portions of tissue comprising:

  • a) a shaft;

    b) a first jaw extending from a distal end of the shaft and a second jaw at the distal end of the shaft, the second jaw movable from a first position spaced away from the first jaw to a second position adjacent to the first jaw to clamp tissue therebetween;

    c) a fluid polymer adhesive contained within the surgical device, the fluid polymer adhesive polymerizable by exposure to an adhesive initiator; and

    d) a fastener forming mechanism for forming an adhesive fastener in tissue with the fluid polymer adhesive, wherein at least a part of the adhesive fastener is formed by shaping the fluid polymer adhesive in contact with the one or more portions of tissue, and polymerizing the fluid polymer adhesive by exposing the shaped fluid polymer adhesive to the adhesive initiator.

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