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Surgical fastening apparatus with suture array

  • US 5,368,599 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1992
  • Issued: 11/29/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners comprising:

  • a frame;

    a plurality of surgical fasteners, each of the individual fasteners having a backspan and a pair of legs extending therefrom, each backspan having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough;

    means mounted to said frame for holding the plurality of surgical fasteners in at least two rows, such that the individual fasteners in each row are oriented in end to end fashion with the longitudinal axes of the backspans in each row in substantial alignment,at least one suture cooperating with at least one of said surgical fasteners; and

    means for applying said surgical fasteners to body tissue, said applying means applying said at least one suture in conjunction with said fasteners, a portion of said at least one suture extending across the rows from a fastener on one of said rows to a fastener on another of said rows.

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