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Surgical fastener devices with geometric tubes

US10888309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Gregory Fischvogt · Hamden, US
Kevin Sniffin · Roxbury, US
Kevin Beaulieu · Shreveport, US
Brian Laird · Granby, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/038
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end effector for a surgical fastening device includes a fastener and a tube defining a longitudinal axis. The tube includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. The tube defines depressions that may be arranged helically about the tube along the longitudinal axis. The end effector may include one or more ribs extending along the tube.

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