Patent ID: 9039737
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for ophthalmic tissue fixation of a first tissue edge with a second tissue edge of a wound, the method comprising: advancing a first leg of a surgical fastener through a tissue surface and within tissue underlying the surface at a first penetration site on a first side of the wound; advancing a second leg of the surgical fastener through the tissue surface and within the tissue at a second penetration site on a second side of the wound and spaced apart from the first penetration site by a distance, wherein a base of the surgical fastener supports the first and second legs; and reconfiguring the base during the advancement of the first leg and the second leg such that the distance between the first penetration site and the second penetration site does not change and such that a proximity between the first tissue edge and the second tissue edge does not change, and wherein the advanced legs maintain the base in engagement with the tissue surface, the reconfigured base having a bend extending along the tissue surface.