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Systems and methods for attaching a prosthesis within a body lumen or hollow organ

  • US 9,808,250 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2014
  • Issued: 11/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for applying an implantation force to a fastener sized and configured for implantation in tissue in response to the implantation force, the assembly comprising:

  • a tool body;

    a driven member carried by the tool body and being operable to apply the implantation force, the driven member comprising a drive actuator to operate the driven member; and

    a mechanism comprising hinged gripping jaws coupled to the driven member such that rotation of the driven member rotates the hinged gripping jaws, the mechanism operable in a first condition to couple the fastener to the driven member to transfer the implantation force from the driven member to the fastener, the mechanism being operable in a second condition to release the fastener from the driven member, the mechanism comprising a second actuator operable independent of the drive actuator to place the mechanism in the second condition.

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