Patent ID: 9730691
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of providing an attachment function in a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a clip including inserting the staple clip through a thickness of each of a stack of a plurality of planar structures to be joined such that the center hub is on an outward-facing surface of an outermost planar structure, the joining legs extend through the thickness of all of the planar structures, and the outer feet are located adjacent an outward-facing surface of the innermost planar structure; providing a stapler for deploying the staple clip, the stapler comprising placing the load plunger into the distal tool end longitudinally distally adjacent the staple clip; moving the load plunger proximally to urge the staple clip through the central tool lumen and into retained engagement with the clip retainer; removing the load plunger and load tool; placing the clip retainer longitudinally adjacent a desired deployment site; and moving the deployment plunger longitudinally proximally within the central tool lumen to urge the staple clip distally out of the clip retainer and into engagement with a desired target structure at the deployment site.