Patent ID: 8128642
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A toothed fastener comprising: an upper leg and a lower leg, each of the upper and lower legs having a row of teeth, each tooth having a proximal face and a distal face; a longitudinally extending securing member; and a hole of predetermine diameter formed in each of the proximal and distal faces and of sufficient size to allow passage of the securing member therethrough, wherein the upper or lower legs are movable from an open position to a closed position wherein all of the holes are in longitudinal alignment enabling the securing member to pass through the holes in the teeth of the upper and lower legs to maintain the fastener in the closed position; wherein each of the teeth are hollow and contain a material such that passage of the securing member through the holes of the teeth releases the material into the space between the upper and lower legs.