Patent ID: 7905893
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering a plurality of fasteners, comprising: handling a device having a plurality of fasteners disposed in a tube having a longitudinal axis, the plurality of fasteners substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis and including a distal-most fastener and a proximal fastener, the proximal fastener positioned proximal to the distal-most fastener within the tube; engaging a proximal end of the distal-most fastener and proximal fastener with an engaging member when the engaging member is at a first position, and engaging the proximal end of the distal-most fastener and proximal fastener at more than one surface of the distal-most fastener; then, moving the engaging member to a second position, wherein the second position is distal to the first position; penetrating tissue with a member having a sharp end, the member disposed at least partially within the tube, wherein the penetrating and the moving are performed simultaneously; releasing the distal-most fastener from the tube; and retracting the engaging member relative to the distal-most fastener by moving the engaging member from the second position to the first position such that the engaging member engages the proximal end of the proximal fastener.