ENDOVASCULAR FLEXIBLE STAPLING DEVICE

摘要

A flexible endovascular stapling device is used for an intravascular procedure to repair a defect, such as a foramen ovale closure. The procedure is designed to avoid open heart surgery by permitting the closure of the defect utilizing a stapling means which is positioned by using a flexible/shaft/guidewire system. Also, in a staple useful for surgical application in a body, there is an improvement wherein the distal portion of a filament having proximal and distal portions is fixedly attached to the staple.