Surgical fastener applier with rotatable front housing and later

Details Surgical fastener applier with rotatable front housing and later Surgical fastener applier with rotatable front housing and later

1982-02-03

1988-02-16

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128330, 128339, A61B 1704

Patent

active

047248408

ABSTRACT:
A device is provided for applying flexible fasteners to tissue to close a wound or incision. The device has a front housing mounted for rotation relative to a rear housing. A needle projects laterally from the front housing. The needle is curved, hollow, and slotted for receiving a portion of a fastener. The device has a flexible pusher member and means for moving the flexible pusher member into the hollow needle to eject a fastener from the needle and into the tissue.

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patent: 2396179 (1946-03-01), Karle
patent: 2439383 (1948-04-01), Erickson
patent: 2883984 (1959-04-01), Candido
patent: 4049177 (1977-09-01), Bussard
patent: 4224947 (1980-09-01), Fukuda

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