A CARTRIDGE FOR A RELOADABLE LAPAROSCOPIC FASTENER DEPLOYING DEVICE FOR USE IN A GASTRIC VOLUME REDUCTION PROCEDURE

摘要

A cartridge (24) containing a fastener. The cartridge has an elongated sheath (180) containing at least one tissue penetrating member (90). The penetrating member at least partially houses a fastener. The fastener has at least two anchors (100) connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture (106) which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The cartridge further includes a means for deploying the anchors, wherein the means is movable within the sheath.