RELOADABLE LAPAROSCOPIC FASTENER DEPLOYING DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN A GASTRIC VOLUME REDUCTION PROCEDURE
First Claim
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 and being connectable to said handle;
d. said fastener comprising at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads, said first cartridge being removable from said handle; and
e. a second cartridge containing at least one fastener and being releasably connectable to said handle after removal of said first cartridge, said second cartridge being insertable into said device from a proximal end thereof.
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Abstract
A reloadable device for deploying fasteners. The device has a handle and at least one actuator. The handle is connected to an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends. The device includes a first cartridge containing at least one fastener releasably connectable to the handle. The fastener has at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The first cartridge is removable from the handle. The device includes a second cartridge having at least one fastener releasably connectable to the handle after removal of the first cartridge. The second cartridge being insertable into the device from a proximal end thereof.
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21 Claims
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1. A reloadable device for deploying fasteners comprising:
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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 and being connectable to said handle; d. said fastener comprising at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads, said first cartridge being removable from said handle; and e. a second cartridge containing at least one fastener and being releasably connectable to said handle after removal of said first cartridge, said second cartridge being insertable into said device from a proximal end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A reloadable device for deploying fasteners comprising:
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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 and releasably connectable to said handle and a suture severing means at a distal end thereof; d. said fastener comprising at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads, said first cartridge being removable from said handle; and e. a second cartridge containing at least one fastener, said second cartridge is releasably connectable to said handle after removal of said first cartridge, said second cartridge being insertable into said device from a proximal end thereof.
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