Method for deploying fasteners for use in a gastric volume reduction procedure
US8236011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2926
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for deploying fasteners including the steps of providing a device having a handle and at least one actuator. The handle is connected to an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends. The device has a first cartridge containing at least one fastener releasably connectable to the handle and an elongated pusher movable through the hollow housing from the distal to the proximal end for deploying the fastener from the distal end. The method includes increasing the stiffness of the pusher at a distal end thereof and advancing the pusher through the elongated housing to deploy the fasteners.
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