Clip applier comprising interchangeable clip reloads
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III
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Abstract
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, and a first reload releasably attachable to the shaft. The first reload comprises a first end effector and a first clip magazine including a plurality of first clips. The surgical device further comprises a second reload releasably attachable to the shaft when the first reload is not attached to the shaft. The first reload and the second reload are different sizes. The second reload comprises a second end effector and a second clip magazine including a plurality of second clips.
Claims8
A surgical device for clipping tissue, comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft extending from said housing;
- a distal head coupled to the shaft, the distal head including an opening located on a sidewall of the distal head, wherein the opening has a distal inner sidewall that is spaced apart from a distal end of the distal head;
- a first reload comprising a magazine of first clips, wherein said first reload is releasably attachable to said distal head and wherein the first reload includes a first protrusion configured to be received in the opening of the distal head when the first reload is attached to the distal head;
- a second reload comprising a magazine of second clips, wherein said second reload is releasably attachable to said distal head when said first reload is not attached to said distal head, wherein the second reload includes a second protrusion configured to be received in the opening of the distal head when the second reload is attached to the distal head, and wherein said magazine of first clips and said magazine of second clips are different sizes;
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- an end effector extending from said distal head, wherein said end effector comprises:
- a first jaw;
- a second jaw, wherein said first jaw and said second jaw are movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position;
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- a receiving portion at least partially defined between said first jaw and said second jaw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.