TISSUE FASTENING DEVICES THAT PROMOTE TISSUE ADHESION

• Main Authors: SHAW, WILLIAM, J, WEISENBORN, ALAN, ADAMS, MARK, L, KORTENBACH, JUERGEN, A, MCBRAYER, MICHAEL, S, DEVRIES, ROBERT, B, STAHLEY, WILLIAM, H, WENDLANDT, JEFFREY, M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.02.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The invention in certain aspects relates to a surgical fastener for fastening tissue segments having tissue surfaces. The fastener includes a first fastener member having a base and a piercing element connected to the base for piercing the tissue segments to be fastened, a second fastener member hav...