Patent ID: 8647350
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A closure device applicator for use with a closure device including a compression body having two legs with opposed tissue-engaging surfaces and a plurality of tissue-penetrating fasteners deployable between said surfaces, said applicator comprising: a shaft; a handle attached to a proximal end of the shaft with a first trigger and a second trigger; a pair of jaws pivotally attached to a distal end of the shaft, each jaw having a plurality of retractable studs, wherein the jaws are adapted to removably hold the closure device with the studs engaging the fasteners in the closure device; and a linkage assembly joining the handle to the pair of jaws, wherein the first trigger and the second trigger are retracted in tandem toward the handle to close the jaws and deploy the fasteners, the second trigger is retracted relative to the first trigger to disengage the studs from the fasteners, and the first and second triggers are moved away from the handle in tandem to open the jaws.