SURGICAL STAPLER FOR APPLYING A LARGE STAPLE THROUGH SMALL DELIVERY PORT AND A METHOD OF USING THE STAPLER TO SECURE A TISSUE FOLD
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Jul 29, 2010
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Jan 26, 2009
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Jan 26, 2009
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A surgical fastener having a base, and two legs extending away from the base. The legs have distal end segments. The fastener has a first shape wherein the distal end segments bend towards each other in so that they are adjacent and form the fastener into a first loop. The fastener has a second shape wherein the distal end segments are spaced apart from each other along substantially an entire length thereof. The fastener has a third shape wherein the distal end segments bend towards each other so that they are adjacent and form the fastener into a second loop, wherein the second loop has a width greater than a width of the first loop.
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