Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Patent
1997-08-12
2000-01-18
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
A61B 1700
Patent
active
060154179
ABSTRACT:
An improved surgical fastener of the type used in a surgical applicator which has been modified to enhance the gripping capability of the fastener once secured. The fastener can have apertures therethrough or the surface can be knurled, crimped, etched with a laser, layered with an abrasive coating, sand blasted, punched, notched, or modified in any other manner which enhances the grip of the fastener when secured. Additionally, the fastener can be formed from or coated with a magnetic material, which provides additional holding power to maintain the clip closed after it has been secured into the tissue. An alternate embodiment includes a double wall to reinforce the fastener when secured.
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Buiz Michael
Bush Kenneth M.
Trinh Vikki
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