Jaw for clip applier
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsMichael J. Stokes, Chester O. Baxter, III, Carol J. Wynn
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Abstract
Jaws of a surgical clip applier with housings formed thereon and methods for manufacturing and use during a procedure to apply surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc. are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having jaws on a distal end thereof with a rigid internal frame and an outer housing formed around the internal frame. The jaws of the surgical clip applier can include a variety of features to facilitate placement of surgical clips, including features to align a clip with the jaws and to prevent clip fallout during formation.
Claims20
A surgical clip applier, comprising:
- an elongate shaft;
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- a jaw assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the jaw assembly including
- a metal frame having a proximal portion coupled to the elongate shaft and a distal portion including first and second jaws movable between open and closed positions for engaging tissue therebetween, the first and second jaws having opposed inward facing surfaces, and the first and second jaws each having an engagement feature formed thereon, and
- a first outer housing extending along and around the first jaw and a second outer housing extending along and around the second jaw, each of the first and second outer housings having a clip track formed therein and configured to contact and guide a clip into the jaws, each of the first and second housings having opposed non-planar and non-linear inward facing surfaces.
A jaw insert for use with a clip applier device, comprising:
- a metal body having a proximal portion and a distal portion with first and second arms having opposed inward facing surfaces, each inward facing surface having at least one protrusion formed thereon;
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- first and second housings extending along and around the first and second arms, respectively, each of the first and second housings including a clip track extending therealong and configured to seat a clip therein, each of the first and second housings having opposed non-planar and non-linear inward facing surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.