APPLICATORS HAVING DISTAL END COSTS, EASY TO ACCURATE THE ACCURATE PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL FASTENING ELEMENTS DURING OPEN RESTORATION PROCEDURES

摘要

1. An applicator for dispensing surgical fasteners, comprising: a casing; a trigger system located in said casing; a drive coupled to said casing to activate said trigger system; an elongated shaft extending from said casing, said elongated shaft having an outer diameter; cap mounted on the distal end of said elongated shaft, said cap having a lower distal edge extending laterally outside the outer diameter of said elongated shaft. 2. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein said lower distal edge of said cap has a length exceeding the outer diameter of said elongated shaft. The applicator according to claim 2, wherein said cap has a distal end face that is beveled upward and proximal to said lower distal edge, said cap including a surgical fastener delivery window formed in said distal end face for issuing surgical fasteners. The applicator according to claim 3, wherein said delivery window has a lower end located at a distance from said lower distal edge. The applicator according to claim 4, wherein said cap has a lower surface, said lower distal edge of said cap having a thickness extending between the lower surface of said cap and the lower end of said delivery window. The applicator of claim 1, wherein said lower distal edge comprises a central section spanning an outer diameter at a distal end of said elongated shaft, and first and second elongated elements,