US 7,320,692 B1 | ||
Tissue closure system | ||
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Zachary Warder-Gabaldon, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, Calif. (US); Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, Calif. (US); Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, Calif. (US); and Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, Ariz. (US) | ||
Assigned to Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, Calif. (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/158,414. | ||
Application 11/158414 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/093003, filed on Mar. 28, 2005. | ||
Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 606—139 [606/153; 623/23.72] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for closing an opening in tissue, comprising:
providing a staple having a plurality of tines and a longitudinal centerline, and a housing within which at least part of
said staple is held, said housing having a fixed diameter;
advancing the entirety of said housing into and then through the vasculature to a location in proximity to the opening;
plastically deforming said staple to a splayed configuration such that the distal ends of at least two said tines are spaced
apart from one another a distance greater than the diameter of said housing;
penetrating at least one said tine into tissue in proximity to the opening; and
plastically deforming said staple to a closed configuration.
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