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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for approximating tissue within a body. SOLUTION: This method includes the step of providing a device having a handle, at least one actuator, an elongated hollow housing having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end extending from the handle, and first and second cartridges. Each cartridge contains at least one fastener having at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The first cartridge is releasably connected to the distal end of the hollow housing. The method also includes the step of inserting the first cartridge into a body and deploying each anchor into tissue in a spaced apart position. The method also includes the step of moving the anchors adjacent one another by moving the suture in a proximal direction, and removing the first cartridge from the body and from the housing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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