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RELOADABLE LAPAROSCOPIC FASTENER DEPLOYING DEVICE FOR USE IN A GASTRIC VOLUME REDUCTION PROCEDURE

  • US 20090112234A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Published: 04/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A reloadable device for deploying fasteners comprising:

  • a. a handle and at least one actuator;

    b. said handle connected to an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends;

    c. a first cartridge containing at least one fastener releasably connectable to said distal end of hollow housing;

    d. said fastener comprising at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads; and

    e. a means for facilitating removal said first cartridge and replacing it with a second cartridge.

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