Surgical fastener implantation device
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1. In combination a fastener insertion device and shaped a fastener for insertion into a body, said fastener being of the type having an elongated head portion and a filament portion wherein said filament portion is attached to a center portion of said head portion, wherein said insertion device comprises:
- a needle means having a front pointed end and a longitudinal axis;
a sleeve means movably located on said needle means;
a sleeve translating means attached to said sleeve means and capable of moving said sleeve means on said needle means between a first position and a second position; and
a fastener receiving means located on said needle means adjacent the pointed end of said needle whereby when said sleeve means is in said first position, said sleeve means is capable of maintaining a head portion of a fastener within said fastener receiving means and when said sleeve means is in said second position, a head portion of a fastener can be inserted into or ejected from the fastener receiving means.
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Abstract
A fastener implanting device used to implant a head portion of a "T" or "H"-shaped fastener within a body. The device has a needle portion and a grip portion. The needle portion has a fastener receiving cavity selectively covered by a movable sleeve. The sleeve'"'"'s translational movement is controlled by a mechanism located in the device'"'"'s grip portion.
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1. In combination a fastener insertion device and shaped a fastener for insertion into a body, said fastener being of the type having an elongated head portion and a filament portion wherein said filament portion is attached to a center portion of said head portion, wherein said insertion device comprises:
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a needle means having a front pointed end and a longitudinal axis; a sleeve means movably located on said needle means; a sleeve translating means attached to said sleeve means and capable of moving said sleeve means on said needle means between a first position and a second position; and a fastener receiving means located on said needle means adjacent the pointed end of said needle whereby when said sleeve means is in said first position, said sleeve means is capable of maintaining a head portion of a fastener within said fastener receiving means and when said sleeve means is in said second position, a head portion of a fastener can be inserted into or ejected from the fastener receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for anchoring a hollow organ within a body comprising:
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placing a head portion of a fastener within a cavity located in a needle portion of an insertion device; placing a sleeve portion of the insertion device at least partially over said needle cavity and thereby also securing the fastener head portion within said cavity; inserting a portion of the needle within a hollow organ of a body to a point where the needle cavity is within said hollow organ; changing the position of said sleeve portion so that said sleeve portion no longer secures the fastener head portion within said cavity; removing the needle from the body; and pulling on a filament attached to said fastener head portion to thereby anchor said organ. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for placing a portion of a fastener within a body comprising:
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placing a head portion of a fastener within a cavity located within a needle that is a part of an insertion device; placing a sleeve portion of the insertion device at least partially over said needle cavity and thereby securing the head portion of the fastener within said cavity; inserting the needle through a quantity of body tissue; moving said sleeve portion to a position where it no longer secures the head portion of the fastener within said cavity; and removing said needle from the body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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