Surgical connection apparatus and methods
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1. Surgical connection apparatus comprising:
- a support structure, wherein said support structure comprises a first plurality of tubular members and second plurality of tubular members;
a plurality of self-closing clips, each clip being, slidably disposed in one of said first plurality of tubular members, wherein the clips are configured to elect and release from the first plurality of tubular arms; and
a plurality of barbs, each of the plurality of barbs being slidably disposed in one of said second plurality of tubular members, wherein a distal end of said each of the plurality of barbs is configured to extend from a distal portion of said each of second plurality of tubular members and retract back into said distal portion of said each of second plurality of tubular members.
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Abstract
Surgical connection apparatus comprises a support structure, a plurality of clips, which can be self-closing clips, each clip being releasably coupled to the support structure, and a plurality of barbs, each barb being coupled to the support structure, the barbs being separate from the clips, which are ejectable from the support structure independently of the barbs.
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18 Claims
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1. Surgical connection apparatus comprising:
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a support structure, wherein said support structure comprises a first plurality of tubular members and second plurality of tubular members; a plurality of self-closing clips, each clip being, slidably disposed in one of said first plurality of tubular members, wherein the clips are configured to elect and release from the first plurality of tubular arms; and a plurality of barbs, each of the plurality of barbs being slidably disposed in one of said second plurality of tubular members, wherein a distal end of said each of the plurality of barbs is configured to extend from a distal portion of said each of second plurality of tubular members and retract back into said distal portion of said each of second plurality of tubular members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Surgical connection apparatus comprising:
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a support structure comprising a first plurality of arms and a second plurality of arms wherein the first plurality of arms forms a first plurality of paths and the second plurality of arms forms a second plurality of paths; a plurality of clips, each clip being slidably disposed in one path of the first plurality of paths, wherein the clips are configured to eject and release from the first plurality of arms; and a plurality of barbs, each of the plurality of barbs being longitudinally slidably disposed in one path of the second plurality of paths, wherein a distal end of each of the plurality of barbs is configured to extend from a distal portion of each of the second plurality of paths and retract back into the distal portion of each of the second plurality of paths, wherein the clips are separate from the barbs and are movable independently of the barbs and wherein the first plurality of arms and the second plurality of arms are arranged to form a plurality of arm pairs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. Surgical connection apparatus for connecting a first structure to a second structure, the connection apparatus comprising:
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a support structure comprising a plurality of arm pairs, the plurality of arm pairs comprising a first plurality of tubular arms and a second plurality of tubular arms, a plurality of barbs coupled within the first plurality of tubular arms, wherein a distal end of each of the plurality of barbs is configured to extend from a distal portion of each of the first plurality of tubular arms and retract back into the distal portion of each of the first plurality of tubular arms, a plurality of clips being slidably coupled within the second plurality of tubular arms and independent of the barbs; means for moving the barbs; and means for ejecting and releasing the clips from the second plurality of tubular arms. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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