CPC A61B 17/0643 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 17/1222 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00853 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0648 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A surgical method of sealing tissue comprising:
providing a fastener supporting member supporting a plurality of fasteners and having a plurality of compressible members, the fastener supporting member having a first surface facing towards a first direction, the compressible members extending from the fastener supporting member in a direction generally opposite the first direction;
providing a receiver member having a second surface facing the first surface of the fastener supporting member;
clamping tissue between the first surface on the fastener supporting member and the second surface on the receiver member; and
advancing the plurality of fasteners into the receiver member, the plurality of fasteners compressing the compressible members in accordance with a distance of advancement of the fasteners, the distance relating to a thickness of tissue between the first and second surfaces;
wherein the receiver member includes a retainer positioned therein, and the step of advancing the plurality of fasteners advances the plurality of fasteners into engagement with the retainer; and
wherein the fastener supporting member includes a further retainer positioned therein, and the step of advancing the plurality of fasteners advances the plurality of fasteners through the retainer in the fastener supporting member.
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