Surgical fastener particularly for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)
CA 2500302 C · Owner: Id, Llc · Inventors: Sixto, Robert, Jr.; Kortenbach, Juergen A.; Smith, Kevin W.
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A surgical instrument includes an end effector having a clevis and first and second jaws mutually rotatable between open and closed positions. The jaws are proximally directed and laterally displaced relative to a longitudinal axis of a control shaft of the instrument. The jaws hold first and second parts of a fastener, respectively. The first part includes a base having upstanding tissue piercing posts, and the second part includes another base defining apertures for receiving the posts, as well as a portion movable relative to the second base. When the upstanding posts are inserted into the apertures the movable portion can be moved into a second configuration to lock the parts of …
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- Filed September 19, 2003 and granted January 8, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 19, 2023.
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