Wound closing apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5478354
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08091578

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An apparatus for closing trocar wounds and a method for using such apparatus. The apparatus includes a fastener having three or more legs attached to a base. The fastener is placed over a wound and its legs are embedded in tissue about the wound. In other embodiments a fastener is placed under the wound to engage fascia and skin tissue.

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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION150 GLOVER AVENUE NORWALK CONNECTICUT 06856 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Hinchliffe, Peter W J Orange, CT 98 25962
Shikhman, Oleg Bridgeport, CT 101 6095
Tovey, H Jonathan Milford, CT 57 27899
Young, Wayne Brewster, NY 30 10080

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