Patent ID: 8603118
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a prosthesis comprising: delivering a first end portion and a second end portion of a prosthesis on a distal portion of a tissue, wherein the distal portion is disposed farther from a surgeon than a proximal portion of the tissue; wherein delivering the first end portion and the second end portion comprises delivering an intermediate portion of the prosthesis to the proximal portion of the tissue; and fastening the first end portion to the second end portion by moving the first delivery needle and the second delivery needle toward each other at the distal portion of the tissue such that a first delivery direction provided by the first delivery needle crosses a second delivery direction provided the second delivery needle and the first end portion crosses and connects with the second end portion, wherein in a pre-actuated condition a first needle end of the first delivery needle and a second needle end of the second delivery needle extend substantially equal distances in a distal direction, and wherein in moving the first delivery needle and the second delivery needle toward each other, the second needle end extends distally farther than the first needle end.