SINGLE SHOT MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE

摘要

A surgical fastener application apparatus (10) for applying surgical fasteners of general U-shape to body is tissue provided which includes a housing (80) having a handle portion (22) and a trigger mechanism, an elongated body portion (14) having generally annular cross-sectional area substantially along the length thereof and defining a longitudinal pathway therein, and a firing mechanism (42) operatively connected to 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 to the body portion to the body tissue in response to operation of the trigger mechanism.