Patent ID: 6074401
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical fastener comprising:a needle including a base, a shaft and a tip, said base comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and further comprising at least two substantially planar surfaces extending in substantially the same direction, said shaft extending from the upper surface of said base and having a retainer-engaging portion, and said tip being at an end of said shaft opposite said base and configured to pierce a graft, artery or other soft tissue, anda retainer comprising a plate comprising resilient material, said plate having an aperture defined by a portion of said plate that is adapted to engage said shaft and having means for securing the retainer at a selectable position on the retainer-engaging portion of said shaft of the needle without substantially deforming said shaft, said retainer further having a surface that cooperates with the upper surface of the base of the needle to contact and secure between those surface portions of materials together wherein at least one of the portions is tissue.