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Surgical fastener having a snap lock and devices deploying it

US9381014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

I.B.I. ISRAEL BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS LTD. · IL

Inventors

Eitan Hod · Zichron Ya'akov, IL
Matan Gedulter · Givat Shmuel, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2012
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/0072
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical fastener having a top element including a crown, with prongs extending from the crown. A baseplate having two or more slots that are dimensioned to receive a tip of a prong in the undeployed configuration of the fastener. Two or more cantilevered catches extend from the crown, each cantilevered beam terminating in a head. The baseplate is provided with a bore and in the deployed configuration, the catches of the top element pass through the bore and latch the top element onto the baseplate.

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