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  • US 5,464,416 A
  • Filed: 11/10/1992
  • Issued: 11/07/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical fastener adapted to be secured in a closed position about body tissue by a fastener-applying instrument comprising:

  • first and second leg members each having distal and proximal ends and an inner tissue engaging surface and an opposing outer surface;

    resilient hinge means for connecting said first and second leg members at their proximal ends; and

    engagement means, positioned laterally on at least one of said first and second leg members between said inner and outer surfaces of said one leg member without extending beyond said opposing outer surface of said one leg member, for engaging with said fastener-applying instrument to allow said instrument to move said first and second leg members toward one another until said first and second leg members are in a closed position about said body tissue.

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