Patent ID: 8683895

Claim:
A device for the delivery of surgical fasteners comprising: a lever arranged to pivot on a fulcrum, a first wheel, a second wheel, a one-way clutch mechanism, a resilient element, and a drive mechanism, wherein said lever is selectively mechanically coupled to said first wheel, wherein said first wheel is mechanically coupled to a resilient element configured to store energy, wherein said resilient element is also operatively coupled to said second wheel and configured to release said stored energy as rotation of said second wheel, wherein the rotation of said second wheel is transmitted via said drive mechanism, said drive mechanism configured to deliver at least one surgical fastener into a target site, wherein, the at least partial depression of said lever stores energy in said resilient element, and said one-way clutch mechanism prevents the release of the stored energy from the resilient element upon release of said lever from the at least partially depressed position.