CA2593763A1 - Tissue fastening devices and delivery means - Google Patents

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CA2593763A1
CA2593763A1 CA002593763A CA2593763A CA2593763A1 CA 2593763 A1 CA2593763 A1 CA 2593763A1 CA 002593763 A CA002593763 A CA 002593763A CA 2593763 A CA2593763 A CA 2593763A CA 2593763 A1 CA2593763 A1 CA 2593763A1
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Abstract

A fastener delivery device for delivering a resilient fastener comprising a hollow, tubular needle having a distal end, a proximal end and a passage extending therethrough and a slit extending through a side thereof, a handle coupled with the needle, and a fastener deployment actuator coupled with the needle.
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