SURGICAL FASTENING DEVICE

摘要

A surgical instrument for placing fasteners and/or a reinforcement material in tissue is provided. Structure is provided for advancing the fasteners distally by an actuating handle means working in concert with a pusher means. The fasteners exit the fastener housing at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the device to facilitate visualization and placement at the.surgical site. A unique fastener may be formed in which the legs are in a substantially overlapping longitudinally-spaced relation.