SINGLE SHOT MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE

摘要

A surgical fastener application apparatus for applying surgical fasteners of general U-shape to body tissue is provided which includes a housing having a handle portion and a trigger mechanism, an elongated body portion extending from the housing, the elongated body portion having generally annular cross-sectional are a substantially along the length thereof and defining a longitudinal pathway therein, and a firing mechanism operatively connected t o the housing and including a pair of substantially parallel push rods positioned within the longitudinal pathway of the elongated body portion, the firing mechanism being capable of driving a surgical fastener inserted in a distal end portion of elongated body porti on to the body tissue in response to operation of the trigger mechanism.