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Surgical stapler

  • US 9,060,769 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2008
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tissue closure system, comprising:

  • a plastically deformable tissue closure device comprising;

    a plurality of legs connected to a base portion, said base portion having a generally U-shaped portion adapted to be supported by a portion of a delivery apparatus, said plurality of legs defining a plane, said U-shaped portion extending from said plurality of legs transverse to said plane, with a single U-shaped portion disposed between adjacent legs of said plurality of legs and having a first portion extending inwardly towards a centerline axis and a second portion extending outwardly from the centerline axis, said U-shaped portion biased toward a U-shape with an open end in a pre-deployed and a deployed state;

    each said leg being connected to said U-shaped portion, each said leg having a tapered tissue piercing portion on the distal end thereof and having a generally uniform cross-section, transverse to a longitudinal axis of the leg, extending from said base portion toward said tapered tissue piercing portion; and

    a first member slidable through at least a portion of said tissue closure device in said pre-deployed state, said tissue closure device straddling said first member with a distal end of said first member extending distally from said tissue closure device.

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