Skin fastener

Details Skin fastener Skin fastener

1995-04-20

1997-08-19

Jackson, Gary

Surgery

Instruments

Sutureless closure

606213, A61B 1708

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056583125

ABSTRACT:
A fastener for securing adjacent layers of body tissue to each other and being configured and composed of a material so as to emerge from the body tissue after a limited period of time. The fastener includes a backspan and at least two prongs extending from the backspan. Each prong has a tapered tip culminating in a sharp point. The prongs each include a shaft having a cylindrical portion of uniform diameter. In one embodiment, the prong includes a serrated portion having a plurality of notches spaced apart so as to define ridge portions therebetween.

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