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US 11,432,823 B2Granted
Ligating clip cartridge
AssigneeGrena USA LLC
InventorsWieslaw Mieczyslaw Brodaczewski, Andrzej Janusz Decewicz, Tomasz Przekopiński
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AssigneeGrena USA LLC
InventorsWieslaw Mieczyslaw Brodaczewski, Andrzej Janusz Decewicz, Tomasz Przekopiński
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A cartridge for ligating clips includes compartments formed of partitions lying in spaced parallel planes and a stringer spanning between the partitions. The legs of a clip are joined at a hinge which is seated over the stringer. The stringer comprises a substantially cylindrical body and a depending narrow support flange. Opposed faces of adjacent partitions include areas of reduced thickness spaced apart a distance sufficient to permit limited pivotal movement of the clip about the stringer. An abutment edge of the partition face provides a stop which is engaged by bosses at the ends of the clip legs to limit pivotal movement of the clip legs and prevent ribs of the clip from engaging the stringer.
A polymeric ligating clip cartridge for at least one polymeric ligation clip having a pair of legs joined by a hinge, the cartridge including a base and at least one compartment, the at least one compartment comprising a pair of partition walls separated by a space and extending upwardly from the base, the cartridge further including a stringer spanning between the partition walls and across the space, the stringer being positioned above the base, the space being open between the stringer and the base, whereby the at least one polymeric ligation clip may be received within the at least one compartment and suspended from the stringer at the hinge.
A cartridge for polymeric ligation clips having a pair of legs joined by a hinge, the legs having inner faces with a plurality of ribs or prongs, the cartridge having at least one compartment, the compartment comprising a pair of spaced partition walls extending upwardly from a base, the cartridge further including a stringer spanning between the partition walls, the stringer being positioned above the base the stringer being configured to support the polymeric ligation clip at the hinge, the height of the stringer being less than the length of the legs, whereby engagement between the ribs or prongs and the stringer is avoided.
A cartridge for polymeric ligation clips having a pair of legs joined by a hinge, the legs having inner faces with a plurality of ribs or prongs, the cartridge having at least one compartment, the compartment comprising a pair of partitions extending along evenly spaced parallel planes, the cartridge further including a stringer spanning between the partitions, the stringer being configured to support the polymeric ligation clip at the hinge, the height of the stringer comprising no more than 20% of the length of the legs, whereby engagement between the ribs or prongs and the stringer is avoided.
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