发明名称 |
Shape memory surgical fasteners |
摘要 |
A surgical fastener configured to close an opening in tissue is provided. The surgical fastener includes a base defining a central axis at least one pair of legs extending from the base. Each of the legs includes a base portion and a tissue engaging portion. When in a first position, each of the tissue engaging portions is arranged to define an insertion direction and when in a second position, each of the tissue engaging portions extends inward towards the central axis. The surgical fastener is at least partially formed from a shape memory material including a combination of Polydioxanone and Poly(L-lactide) or a combination of Trimethylene Carbonate and Poly(L-lactide). The pair of legs are configured to move from the first position to the second position upon activation of the shape memory material. |
申请公布号 |
EP2308521(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.04.13 |
申请号 |
EP20100251766 |
申请日期 |
2010.10.07 |
申请人 |
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP |
发明人 |
VIOLA, FRANK;HODGKINSON, GERALD |
分类号 |
A61L27/50;A61B17/00;A61B17/064;A61B17/10;A61L31/04 |
主分类号 |
A61L27/50 |
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