IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE
First Claim
1. A delivery system for securing a device and associated attaching means to bodily tissue, said delivery system comprising a cover, a plunger, a slide pusher and a slide assembly, wherein said slide assembly comprises beams spaced so as to line up with notches or openings on a housing of the attaching means.
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Abstract
A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around it which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which it fits. Accordingly, the present invention also encompasses a deployment system or tool that optionally positions the implantable device, and which causes the fasteners to move into post-deployment position. The fasteners may be staples, metal loops, coils, springs or hooks formed of biocompatible materials, including shape memory alloys such as NiTi.
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8 Claims
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1. A delivery system for securing a device and associated attaching means to bodily tissue, said delivery system comprising a cover, a plunger, a slide pusher and a slide assembly, wherein said slide assembly comprises beams spaced so as to line up with notches or openings on a housing of the attaching means.
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2. The delivery system of claim 30, wherein said plunger is activated via a pencil grip system, a palm grip system or a pistol grip system.
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3. The delivery system of claim 30, wherein said slide assembly moves towards the housing and device when said plunger is activated.
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4. The delivery system of claim 30, wherein said beams push against a fastening means when said plunger is activated, causing the fastening means to pivotally rotate.
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5. An implantable device having an outer surface, wherein said outer surface comprises a plurality of notches or openings, wherein said notches or openings house fastening means pivotally attached to said device.
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6. A delivery system for use with the implantable device of claim 34, wherein said delivery system comprises a cover, a plunger, a slide pusher and a slide assembly, wherein said slide assembly further comprises beams spaced so as to line up with said notches or openings on said device.
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7. The attaching means of claim 20, wherein said housing further comprises pegs to engage suture holes around the perimeter of the device.
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8. A delivery system for securing a device and associated attaching means to bodily tissue, said delivery system comprising a cover, a plunger, and a slide pusher, and a transmission, wherein said transmission coverts inear motion of said plunger into rotational motion to deploy the attaching means of the device.
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