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CA 2102643 A1 · Owner: Ethicon, Inc. · Inventors: Steckel, Mark Gregory
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Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A surgical fastener is provided which is adapted to be secured in a closed position about body tissue by a fastener applying instrument. The surgical fastener comprises first and second leg members, each having distal and proximal ends. A resilient hinge connects the first and second leg members at their proximal ends. A latch mechanism is associated with the distal ends of the first and second leg members for locking the first and second leg members in a closed position about the body tissue. Lateral extensions are provided on the first and second leg members for engaging with the fastener-applying instrument to allow the instrument to move the first and second …
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- Filed November 8, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 8, 2013.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 8, 2015.
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