Applicator and method for deploying a surgical fastener
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Dec 29, 2005
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Jun 25, 2004
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Jun 25, 2004
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An applicator for deploying a fastener having two legs into tissue. The applicator has two elongated hollow needle members, slotted portions at the distal ends of the hollow needle members for releasably retaining the legs of the fastener, two push rods adapted to move lengthwise in the two needle members, and an actuator for moving the two push rods in the needle members so as to eject the leg portions of the fastener from the slotted portion of the two needle members. A method for deploying the fastener in tissue is also disclosed.
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