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Surgical clip applier having clip advancement control

Assignee: United States Surgical Corp

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Filing: 1992-10-09

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Granted: 1994-04-05

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Expires: 2012-10-09

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Abstract

Abstract An apparatus is disclosed for applying surgical clips which comprises a handle portion, a body portion which extends distally from the handle portion, jaw members positioned adjacent the distal end of the body portion for receiving and subsequently forming a clip, camming means which are operable from the handle portion for camming the jaw members closed to form a clip, storage means for storing a plurality of surgical clips in a position for individual advancement to the jaw members, clip advancement means for individually advancing the clips from the storage means into the jaw members, and control means for selecting between a first mode of operation in which the advancement of a clip from the storage means into the jaw members is initiated by the user and a second mode in which it is initiated independent of the user.

Inventors

👤 Wayne P. Young
👤 Dominick L. Mastri
👤 Henry Bolanos

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 15:59

CPC Classifications

A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/128; A61B17/1285; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2929; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S227/00; Y10S227/901

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13

Claim 1

Independent Claim 192 words

An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising: a) a handle portion; b) a body portion extending distally from said handle portion; c) jaw members positioned adjacent the distal end of the body portion and movable between an open position for receiving a clip and a closed position for forming the clip; d) camming means operable from the handle portion and cooperative with the jaw members for camming the jaw members closed to form the clip; e) storage means disposed within said body portion proximate the jaw members for storing a plurality of clips in a position for individual advancement to the jaw members; f) clip advancement means for individually advancing clips from the storage means into the jaw members; and g) control means operatively associated with said handle portion for selecting between a first mode in which advancement of a clip from said storage means to said jaw members is effectuated by manually releasing said clip advancement means from a preadvancement position and a second mode in which said clip advancement means is automatically released from said pre-advancement position as said jaw members move from said closed position to said open position.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 192 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 22 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said clip advancement means comprises a clip pusher operatively disposed in said body portion.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 50 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said control means includes means for releasably locking a pusher tube associated with said clip pusher in a locked position wherein said clip pusher is in a position proximal to a distal-most clip in said storage means corresponding to said pre-advancement position.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 34 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes a selector for moving a locking mechanism operatively associated with said clip advancement means between an operational position and a non-operational position.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 42 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein said clip advancement means includes a clip pusher which cooperates with a pusher tube, said locking mechanism being configured to releasably engage said pusher tube when said locking mechanism is in said operational position.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 43 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 5, further comprising a release trigger operatively associated with a release lever disposed in said handle portion, and release lever being movable in a longitudinal direction to release said locking mechanism from engagement with said clip pusher.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 33 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 6, further comprising a channel tube associated with said camming means and having a proximal projection extending therefrom for releasing said locking mechanism from said non-operational position.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 25 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for rotating said body portion about a longitudinal axis thereof relative to said handle portion.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 35 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said means for rotating said body portion further comprises means for selectively maintaining said body portion at a predetermined angle of rotation relative to said handle portion.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 45 words

An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means includes a slide switch positioned on said handle portion and configured for longitudinal movement between a first position which corresponds to said first mode and a second position which corresponds to said second mode.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 20 words

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising sealing means for obstructing the passage of gas through said body portion.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 17 words

An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said sealing means comprises a sealing block and silicone grease.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1997-04-04	1997-10-04	1998-04-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2001-04-04	2001-10-04	2002-04-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2005-04-04	2005-10-04	2006-04-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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