Surgical fastener

摘要

A surgical fastener for fastening tissue. The fastener includes a first piece of sheet material formed to have a generally planar base and an elongate needle portion extending upward from the base. The fastener includes a second piece of sheet material formed to have a generally planar base and an elongate needle portion extending upward from the base. The second piece of sheet material is pivotally connected to the first piece of sheet material.

主权项

1. A surgical fastener for fastening tissue, the fastener comprising:
a male fastener comprising;
a first piece of sheet material formed to have a generally planar base and an elongate first needle portion extending upward from the base; anda second piece of sheet material formed to have a generally planar base and an elongate second needle portion extending upward from the base, the second piece of sheet material being pivotally connected to the first piece of sheet material in a manner biasing the second needle of the second piece toward the first needle of the first piece; and a female fastener shaped and dimensioned for engagement with the respective first and second needles of the first piece and the second piece, wherein the female fastener includes a spring biased first latch including a flange and an opening shaped and dimensioned for engaging the first needle, a spring biased second latch including a flange and an opening shaped and dimensioned for engaging the second needle, and a spring positioned between the flange of the first latch and the flange of the second latch for biasing the first latch and the second latch in opposite directions.