Patent ID: 6572626
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A delivery device for delivering a plurality of individual surgical fasteners, said delivery device comprising:a. a drive mechanism having distal and proximal ends, said drive mechanism comprising first and second opposing members, said members being moveable proximally and distally with respect to said delivery device, and individually with respect to each other; b. at least one surgical fastener located between said first and said second members, each of said at least one surgical fasteners having a proximal end and a distal end; c. an actuator having at least three sequential positions, a first position for moving said drive mechanism distally, and a second position for moving said first member proximally, thereby partially deploying said distal end of said fastener, and a third position for moving said second member proximally, thereby fully deploying said distal end of said fastener.