#$%^&*AU2016203715B220181129.pdf#####SURGICAL FASTENING APPARATUS ABSTRACT A surgical fastening assembly (200) comprising: a flange member (16)； a fastener retaining frame (24) detachably secured to the flange member (16), the fastener retaining frame (24) having a first annular portion (24a) and a second annular portion (24b), the first annular portion (24a) defining a plurality of retainers (28) and the second annular portion (24b) defining a plurality of perforations (26)； a fastener guide member (30) including a plurality of fastener slots (34)； a plurality of surgical fasteners (32) received in the plurality of fastener slots (34), each of the plurality of surgical fasteners (32) including a tissue piercing prong (33) for mating with the plurality of retainers (28)； wherein the first and second annular portions (24a and 24b) are concentrically arranged and the plurality of perforations (26) facilitate severing of the perforations to result in detachment of the fastener retaining frame (24) from the flange member (16).
