Patent ID: 7823267

Claim:
A method of installing a fastener to a fastener applier comprising providing an apparatus for storing a fastener, the apparatus comprising a base structure, and at least one receptacle positioned within the base structure, the receptacle sized and configured to releasably store at least one fastener, providing a fastener applier for securing a prosthesis, the fastener applier comprising a handle assembly positioned at the caudal end of the fastener applier, a fastener applier shaft coupled to the handle assembly, and a fastener driver for advancing a fastener into the prosthesis and tissue, the fastener driver coupled to the fastener applier shaft at the cephalad end of the fastener applier shaft, the fastener driver including a housing and a release latch, wherein the release latch prevents premature release of the fastener from the fastener driver, positioning the fastener driver so as to allow the fastener driver to couple to releasably stored fastener, and coupling the fastener to the fastener applier.