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Barbed tissue connector

  • US 7,806,908 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2008
  • Issued: 10/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A barbed bodily tissue connector for insertion into tissue comprising:

  • an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a substantially polygonal periphery in cross-section including at least three sides, each side meeting an adjacent side at an edge of the elongated body; and

    a plurality of barbs, each barb projecting from one of the edges of the body, wherein a first portion of the barbs extend along a first portion of the body and are oriented in one direction, the barbs being configured such that they are yieldable in a direction toward the body and resist retraction from tissue in an opposite direction.

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