Multi-fastener surgical apparatus and method
CA 2441883 A1 · Owner: Miller, Arnold · Inventors: Miller, Arnold
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A fastener (10) preferably made from a shape memory alloy is provided which can access internal tissue or other synthetic material by catheter delivery through an endovascular pathway. After the fastener (10) is deployed through layers of tissue or other material, it assumes a shape that automatically applies to the layers of tissue or other material an appropriate hemostatic compression which is relatively independent of tissue or material thickness. The fastener (10) is a suitable replacement for conventional non bioabsorbable sutures and staples in certain clinical applications The shape, method of deployment, and low force requirements make the disclosed apparatus suitable for …
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- Filed August 31, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 31, 2021.
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