An apparatus for applying a tissue fastener for fastening soft tissue to bone includes elongated members, one of which holds a loading unit having a tissue fastener mounted therein, and another of which is moved to expel the tissue fastener from the loading unit and expand legs of the tissue fastener...http://www.google.com/patents/US5928244?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5928244 - Tissue fastener implantation apparatus and method
