Surgical fastener
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1. An improved surgical fastener comprising:
- a resilient filament that is relatively flexible along its length, and at least one elongated head that is relatively inflexible along its length;
said at least one elongated head being attached to said filament so that said filament normally is substantially perpendicular to said at least one elongated head;
characterized in that at least one end of said elongated head is sharply pointed;
whereby when said at least one elongated head is driven lengthwise into tissue with said filament bent relative to said elongated head so as to extend substantially parallel to the driving axis, the resiliency of said filament will (a) cause said elongated head to tend to turn to restore the original perpendicular position of said filament relative to said at least one elongated head and (b) cause said at least one sharply pointed end of said at least one elongated head to embed itself further into said tissue, thereby securely anchoring said fastener in said tissue so that it may not be easily withdrawn by pulling on said filament.
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Abstract
An improved surgical fastener having at least one head portion and a filament portion arranged in a T configuration, wherein at least one end of the said at least one head portion is sharply pointed, so that when that head portion is implanted in body tissue, the head portion will attach itself securely to the tissue and will remain there despite the application of a substantial pulling force on the filament portion.
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1. An improved surgical fastener comprising:
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a resilient filament that is relatively flexible along its length, and at least one elongated head that is relatively inflexible along its length; said at least one elongated head being attached to said filament so that said filament normally is substantially perpendicular to said at least one elongated head; characterized in that at least one end of said elongated head is sharply pointed; whereby when said at least one elongated head is driven lengthwise into tissue with said filament bent relative to said elongated head so as to extend substantially parallel to the driving axis, the resiliency of said filament will (a) cause said elongated head to tend to turn to restore the original perpendicular position of said filament relative to said at least one elongated head and (b) cause said at least one sharply pointed end of said at least one elongated head to embed itself further into said tissue, thereby securely anchoring said fastener in said tissue so that it may not be easily withdrawn by pulling on said filament. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A surgical fastener comprising:
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a resilient filament that is relatively flexible along its length; and at least one elongated head that is relatively inflexible along its length; said at least one elongated head being attached to said filament so that when said fastener is unstressed said filament is substantially perpendicular to said at least one elongated head; and at least one end of said elongated head being sharply pointed; whereby when said at least one elongated head is driven lengthwise into tissue while said filament is bent adjacent said at least one elongated head so that at least a portion thereof extends substantially parallel to said at least one elongated head, the resiliency of said filament will cause said elongated head to tend to turn to restore the original perpendicular position of said filament relative to said at least one elongated head, so that said at least one sharply pointed end of said at least one elongated head will embed itself further into said tissue, whereupon said fastener will be securely anchored in said tissue and may not be easily withdrawn by pulling on said filament. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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