Patent ID: 9055945
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical fastener comprising: a first leg including a proximal end, a distal end, a first insertion tip at the distal end of said first leg, said first insertion tip having a length, and a first articulating joint that separates said first leg into a proximal segment and a distal segment that is deflectable relative to said proximal segment of said first leg, wherein said first leg has an outer wall and a first alignment guide extending along the outer wall of said first leg; a second leg including a proximal end, a distal end, a second insertion tip at the distal end of said second leg, said second insertion tip having a length, and a second articulating joint that separates said second leg into a proximal segment and a distal segment that is deflectable relative to said proximal segment of said second leg, wherein said second leg has an outer wall that faces away from the outer wall of said first leg and a second alignment guide extending along the outer wall of said second leg; said first and second legs extending along respective longitudinal axes, wherein the majority of the length of said first and second insertion tips are asymmetrical and skewed outwardly relative to said respective longitudinal axes of said first and second legs in both an undeflected and deflected state; a bridge connecting the proximal ends of said first and second legs for forming a closed end of said surgical fastener.