초록 ▼

The device has a conduit, such as a cannula, that may be easily inserted into the patient and through which the fastener is delivered to the patient. This conduit is aligned with a seat for holding a fastener and a means for pushing a fastener, such as a piston, so that the pushing means is capable

The device has a conduit, such as a cannula, that may be easily inserted into the patient and through which the fastener is delivered to the patient. This conduit is aligned with a seat for holding a fastener and a means for pushing a fastener, such as a piston, so that the pushing means is capable of pushing a fastener from its seat, through the conduit and into the patient. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the shape of the conduit exactly matches the shape of the cross-section of the fastener so that the surgeon may more accurately direct the angle and location at which the fastener enters the patient.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [12.] A device for installing tissue fasteners in a patient, comprising:a conduit for delivering a fastener into the patient, said conduit having an interior shape and a distal end for insertion into the patient,a tissue fastener magazine, said magazine being capable of removably receiv

[ We claim:] [12.] A device for installing tissue fasteners in a patient, comprising:a conduit for delivering a fastener into the patient, said conduit having an interior shape and a distal end for insertion into the patient,a tissue fastener magazine, said magazine being capable of removably receiving one or more tissue fasteners,a body having a seat capable of removably receiving said tissue fastener magazine, so that each of said fasteners is capable of being aligned with said conduit while said distal end of said conduit is located within said patient,means for moving said tissue fasteners from said seat into said conduit and the patient,a trigger for causing said means for moving to move said tissue fasteners from said conduit into the patient when the trigger is moved from a first position to a second position, andcocking means for moving said trigger from said second position to said first position when said cocking means is moved from an uncocked position to a cocked position.