Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Woo, Julian W (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C081S057370, C081S057110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07931660
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a powered tacker device for use in installing multiple surgical fasteners through a prosthetic mesh into tissue. The powered tacker device generally includes a handle assembly and a tacker assembly extending distally from the handle assembly. The handle assembly includes a motor and self-contained power assembly to rotate the surgical fasteners into tissue. The handle assembly is provided with a drive assembly which allows for rotation, as well as distal longitudinal movement, of a surgical fastener relative to the powered tacker device. The tacker assembly includes an inner tube for containing the plurality of surgical fasteners and a driver which is movable out of alignment with the inner tube so as to install a single fastener at a time into tissue.
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Aranyi Ernest
Krehel Gregg C.
Wenchell Thomas
Zergiebel Earl M.
Templeton Christopher L
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
Woo Julian W
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