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Apparatus and method for the multi-axial placement of surgical fasteners

  • US 7,322,943 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2002
  • Issued: 01/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A penetration apparatus for use during a surgical procedure, comprising:

  • a thin elongated body having a first end, a second end, and a central longitudinal axis;

    the first end opposes the second end on the body, and is aligned with a vessel matrix during the surgical procedure;

    the second end is substantially free;

    the longitudinal axis spans the body from the first to the second end wherein the body rotates around the axis for placement of an incision within the vessel matrix;

    a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, the first optical fiber is located above the central longitudinal axis and the second optical fiber is located below the central longitudinal axis and an outer cladding disposed between the first and second optical fibers wherein the outer cladding axially joins the first and the second optical fibers.

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