Surgical fastener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9603597
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15207949

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Various embodiments of a non-deforming surgical fastener are discussed. In one embodiment, the fastener includes two legs and a backspan extending between the two legs. The fastener also includes a backspan thickness that is adapted to reduce the pressure and/or increase the holding strength applied to underlying materials. The non-deforming fastener is constructed and arranged to retain substantially the same shape before, during and after deployment into the target implantation site.

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  • C.R. BARD, INC.;DAVOL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gupta, Saurav V Medway, US 45 599
Ranucci, Kevin J Warwick, US 87 1987

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