Patent ID: 7556632
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for repairing tissue, comprising: (a) a first guiding element with a first opening; (b) a second guiding element with a second opening movable through said first opening of said first guiding element; (c) a first set of at least self-deployable wings provided on said second guiding element, said first set of wings having an un-deployed state in which said wings are maintained in folded or compressed position to facilitate passage through said first guiding element, and a self-deployed state in which said wings self-deploy as they are advanced past said first opening of said first guiding element, said wings being configured to engage two or more tissue parts in said self-deployed state and stabilize said second guiding element with respect to said tissue parts; (d) a self-deployable clip having two or more edges capable of penetrating said two or more tissue parts, said self-deployable clip having an un-deployed state for advancing through said first or said second opening and a self-deployed state for when advanced past said first or said second opening respectively; (e) means for guiding said self-deployable clip into said tissue parts; and (f) a clip securing mechanism movable through said second opening, said clip securing mechanism having a top part with a first state for advancing through said second guiding element and a second state whereby said top part is bend, unfolded or uncompressed and capable of securing said self-deployable clip through said tissue parts.