Two-piece tissue fastener with compressible leg staple and retaining receiver

摘要

A fastener is provided to hold together portions of mammalian tissue and includes an open loop fastening member and a receiver adapted to receive the legs of the fastening member. Each fastening member leg has two oppositely facing rows of resilient, hemispherical, convex members to cooperate with a bore in the receiver to effect engagement of the fastening member and receiver.