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Tissue closure system

  • US 7,320,692 B1
  • Filed: 06/22/2005
  • Issued: 01/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:

  • providing a staple having a plurality of tines and a longitudinal centerline, and a housing within which at least part of said staple is held, said housing having a fixed diameter;

    advancing the entirety of said housing into and then through the vasculature to a location in proximity to the opening;

    plastically deforming said staple to a splayed configuration such that the distal ends of at least two said tines are spaced apart from one another a distance greater than the diameter of said housing;

    penetrating at least one said tine into tissue in proximity to the opening; and

    plastically deforming said staple to a closed configuration.

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