CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/044 (2022.02); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A tissue fastening device comprising:
a handle assembly including at least two actuators;
a first body extending distally from the handle assembly;
a fastening device coupled to a distal end of the first body, wherein the fastening device comprises:
a longitudinal body including a channel;
a cartridge that includes a plurality of fasteners, wherein the channel receives the cartridge; and
an anvil mounted adjacent the cartridge;
a second body including a lumen, wherein the first body is positioned in, movable within, and extends from the lumen; and
a coupler coupling a distal end of the second body to the fastening device, wherein the fastening device is pivotable about the coupler as a proximal portion of the first body is moved proximally and/or distally;
wherein, in a first configuration, a distal portion of the first body has a first angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the second body and wherein, in a second configuration, a distal portion of the first body has a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the second body.
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