Patent ID: 8915931

Claim:
A surgical fastener delivery system, comprising: a delivery device having a handle and an elongate shaft extending from the handle, the elongate shaft having first and second opposed jaws disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft and operable to move between an open, spaced-apart position and a closed position, each of the first and second opposed jaws having a clip guide extending longitudinally therethrough between proximal and distal ends thereof; a surgical clip supply adapted to be disposed within the delivery device, the surgical clip supply including at least one surgical clip having a spine and first and second opposed arms extending therefrom, the spine and the first and second opposed arms defining a channel that receives tissue, and the first and second arms being biased to a closed position such that ends of each arm are disposed in proximity to each other to define a clamping region; and a clip opening mechanism disposed within the delivery device and operable to position the at least one surgical clip from the closed position to an open, delivery position such that ends of each arm are disposed in a spaced-apart position with the first arm extending through the clip guide in the first jaw, the second arm extending through the clip guide in the second jaw, and the spine extending longitudinally parallel to the jaws, to thereby allow tissue to be received within the channel.