SURGICAL FASTENING APPARATUS
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1. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
- a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein;
a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable with the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners engageable with the openings in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member;
a retaining structure for the fastener receiving frame, the fastener receiving frame detachably secured to the retaining structure; and
a pusher for advancing the fastener supporting frame into engagement with the fastener receiving frame.
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Abstract
A surgical fastening apparatus including a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein and a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of surgical fasteners extending therefrom. The surgical fasteners are engagable with the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween. The fasteners are engageable with the openings in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member.
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21 Claims
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1. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable with the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners engageable with the openings in a plurality of positions dependent on a tissue thickness between the fastener receiving frame and the fastener supporting member; a retaining structure for the fastener receiving frame, the fastener receiving frame detachably secured to the retaining structure; and a pusher for advancing the fastener supporting frame into engagement with the fastener receiving frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical fastening apparatus comprising:
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a fastener receiving frame including a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein; a fastener supporting member containing a plurality of spaced apart surgical fasteners extending therefrom, the surgical fasteners engagable with the plurality of openings to mate with the fastener receiving frame to fasten tissue therebetween, the fasteners and openings configured to allow locking engagement of the fasteners in the openings at two or more depths of the fastener, the depth of the fastener preselected prior to advancement of the fasteners into the openings. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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