Abstract: Surgical fasteners comprise a needle coupled to a pair of closeable clips. The needle of the fastener may be penetrated through a blood vessel or other body lumen or duct which permits the clips to close around the exterior of the vessel to close the interior of the vessel.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 11, 2003
Publication date:
March 18, 2004
Applicant:
Liganex LLC
Inventors:
Russell Aaron Houser, Lon Sutherland Annest, Wendel Julio Smith