Inventors:
Thomas Vincent Taylor - Houston TX, US
John Edward Parazynski - Bellevue WA, US
Scott Parazynski - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
APOGEE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - Houston TX
International Classification:
A61B 17/064
Abstract:
A surgical fastening system, utilizing surgical clips made from bio-absorbable materials, for use in the rapid closing of deep internal wounds in humans or animals is disclosed. Elements of the system include surgical clips, applicators of surgical clips and dispensers of surgical clips. The surgical clips may contain small amounts of prophylactic antibiotic medication, long-acting time-release pain medication, radio-opaque markers, small amounts of radioactive material, colors, and/or patterns.