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US 11,123,081 B2Granted
Surgical clip applicator and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneeOkay Industries, Inc.
InventorShawn H. Russell
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a surgical clip applicator comprises metal injection molding a pair of jaws. The method further comprises stamping a U-shaped body portion having a pair of laterally spaced arms and an integral bridge extending between the arms to define a gap. The method comprises welding a jaw to a corresponding arm by electron beam welding or other welding processes and removing the bridge to form the clip applicator. In some embodiments, the bridge is optional.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a clip applicator comprising:
- metal injection molding a pair of jaws;
- stamping, wire EDM, chemical etching, or laser cutting a generally U-shaped body portion having a pair of laterally-spaced arms and an integral bridge member extending between said arms to define a first gap;
- welding each of said jaws to a corresponding arm to define second gap;
- and
- removing the integral bridge member.
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A method of manufacturing a clip applicator comprising:
- metal injection molding a pair of jaws;
- stamping a workpiece comprising a shaft and a body portion having a pair of laterally-spaced arms defining a gap defined between the arms;
- positioning each of said jaws adjacent an end of an arm;
- and
- welding each of said jaws to a corresponding arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.