Clip cartridge
AssigneeTeleflex Medical Incorporated
InventorIan Enniss
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Abstract
A cartridge may include a pair of side walls separated by a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a surgical clip, and a base member supporting the pair of side walls. The pair of side walls may extend at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis of the base member to hold the surgical clip at the acute angle. The acute angle may be greater than 10° and/or about 20-30°. The cartridge may also include a pedestal extending between the pair of side walls and configured to support the surgical clip, where the pedestal is disposed at the acute angle. The cartridge may further include a retainer configured to retain the surgical clip in the compartment, the retainer including a pair of fingers configured to contact the surgical clip, where the pair of fingers are oriented at the acute angle.
Claims30
A cartridge comprising:
- a pair of side walls separated by a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a surgical clip;
- a base member supporting the pair of side walls, wherein the pair of side walls extend at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis of the base member, such that the cartridge retains the surgical clip at the acute angle;
- and
- a pedestal extending between the pair of side walls and configured to support the surgical clip, wherein the pedestal is disposed at the acute angle relative to the vertical axis of the base member.
A cartridge comprising:
- a pair of side walls separated by a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a surgical clip;
- a base member supporting the pair of side walls, wherein the pair of side walls extend at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis of the base member, such that the cartridge retains the surgical clip at the acute angle;
- and
- a pair of rails extending longitudinally along the base member, wherein the pair of rails have a sawtooth configuration with inclined segments at the acute angle.
A cartridge comprising:
- a pair of side walls separated by a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a surgical clip;
- a base member supporting the pair of side walls, wherein the pair of side walls extend at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis of the base member, such that the cartridge retains the surgical clip at the acute angle;
- and
- a retainer configured to retain the surgical clip in the compartment, the retainer including a pair of fingers configured to contact the surgical clip, wherein the pair of fingers are oriented at the acute angle;
- wherein the retainer further comprises a pair of longitudinal portions supporting the pair of fingers, wherein the longitudinal portions have a sawtooth configuration with inclined segments at the acute angle.
A cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body including:
- a pair of side walls separated by a compartment, the compartment being configured to receive a surgical clip,
- a base member supporting the pair of side walls,
- a pedestal extending between the pair of side walls and configured to support the surgical clip, and
- a pair of rails extending longitudinally along the base member;
- and
- a retainer including a pair of fingers configured to contact the surgical clip, the retainer comprising a pair of longitudinal portions disposed on the pair of rails,
- wherein the pair of side walls and the pedestal extend at an acute angle relative to a vertical axis of the base member, such that the cartridge retains the surgical clip at the acute angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.