Patent ID: 9713471
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A device to deploy surgical fasteners, comprising: a shaft comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the shaft comprising an exit port; a plurality of fasteners comprising first and second pluralities of fasteners each having angled tips to form sharp prongs, the sharp prongs adapted to pierce tissue; the first plurality of fasteners being longitudinally arranged in tandem in the shaft at the proximal end of the shaft such that each fastener is adjacent to one or more of the other first plurality of fasteners, each of the first plurality of fasteners being longitudinally spaced apart relative a fastener adjacent thereto; the second plurality of fasteners arranged in the shaft at the distal end of the shaft and longitudinally in tandem with and each of the second plurality of fasteners being longitudinally abutting relative a fastener adjacent thereto; and a reciprocating drive rod in the shaft having a distal stroke and a proximal stroke, the drive rod being operative to engage and push distally the first and second plurality of fasteners during the distal stroke.