Patent ID: 9381014
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A surgical fastener having an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, the surgical fastener comprising: (a) a top element including a crown, and two or more prongs extending from the crown; (b) a baseplate having two or more slots, each slot being dimensioned to receive a tip of a prong of the top element in the undeployed configuration of the surgical fastener; wherein two or more cantilevered catches extend from the crown, each cantilevered catch terminating in a head; wherein the baseplate is provided with a central bore; wherein, in the deployed configuration, the heads pass through the central bore and latch the top element onto the baseplate; wherein, as the heads pass through the central bore, the two or more cantilevered catches are displaced inwards until the heads have completely passed through the central bore, and wherein the two or more cantilevered catches are then free to snap outwards to retain their original straight configuration; wherein in the undeployed configuration, the cantilevered catches do not latch the top element to the baseplate; wherein in the undeployed configuration, the cantilevered catches extend in a direction towards the baseplate; and wherein at least in the undeployed configuration, the cantilevered catches are encircled by the two or more prongs with respect to the crown.