Surgical fastener and delivery system
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Apr 15, 2004
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Oct 8, 2003
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Oct 8, 2002
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A surgical fastener is disclosed for clamping surfaces of a plurality of layers of material together comprising a ribbon wire having a substantially rectangular cross-section, first and second ends and made from a material which enables the ribbon wire to be transformed from a first stressed elongate shape to a second unstressed shape upon the release of the ribbon wire from a stressed condition, the first stressed elongate shape of the ribbon wire enabling its first end to be extended through the plurality of layers of material, and with the second shape of the ribbon wire being in the form of a spring with a plurality of coils around a spring axis, with the coils being spring biased towards each other along the spring axis with sufficient axial force so as to enable coils on opposite sides of the layers to clamp the layers of material together along the spring axis.
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