Fascia clip and instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5425489
SERIAL NO

08194139

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An apparatus for applying a surgical clip which comprises a staple having a central portion and first and second legs extending from said central portion. A retainer is provided having an opening dimensioned for passage of an end portion of each of said legs when the legs are bent from an open position to a closed position. The apparatus comprises staple forming means in the form of a pair of pivotable members movable from an open position to a closed position when slid into engagement with a camming surface. Staple pusher means engage the central portion of the staple and slides the staple distally into contact with an anvil and with the pivotable members to bend the staple legs to their closed position.

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  • UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Josefsen, Turi Westport, CT 2 1112
Shichman, Daniel Trumbull, CT 36 7448
Zvenyatsky, Boris Bronx, NY 22 18980

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