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US 2007/0185504 A1Published application
Medical clip feeding mechanism
AssigneeMicroline Pentax Inc.
InventorsEmmanuel Manetakis, Peter Aliski
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Abstract
A ladder for use with a clip applying device may include first and second protrusions extending from an end of the ladder along a lateral plane generally coplanar with the ladder or an orthogonal plane generally orthogonal to the ladder, in which the ladder may serially urge a clip outward from the surgical stapler, and the first and second protrusions may abut a cartridge in which the ladder is disposed.
Claims20
A clip applying device, comprising:
- a barrel having a first end and a second end;
- a clip applicator affixed to the second end of the barrel and configured to apply a clip during a surgical procedure;
- an actuation assembly attached to the first end of the barrel and configured to actuate the ladder and clip applicator when operated by a user;
- a cartridge disposed within the barrel extending generally from the first end of the barrel to the second end of the barrel;
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- a ladder slidably disposed within the cartridge and including a first protrusion extending laterally outward from a central axis of the ladder.
3 more elements
A clip applying device, comprising:
- a barrel having a first end and a second end;
- a clip applicator affixed to the second end of the barrel and configured to apply a clip during a surgical procedure;
- an actuation assembly attached to the first end of the barrel and configured to actuate the ladder and clip applicator when operated by a user;
- a cartridge disposed within the barrel extending generally from the first end of the barrel to the second end of the barrel;
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- a ladder slidably disposed within the cartridge and including a side rail extending longitudinally in the cartridge, a first protrusion extending from a top of the rail and a second protrusion extending from a bottom of the rail at a position opposite the first protrusion, the first and second protrusions configured to abut the cartridge.
3 more elements
A ladder for use with a cartridge for a clip applying device, the ladder comprising:
- first and second protrusions extending from an end of the ladder along at least one of a lateral plane generally coplanar with the ladder or an orthogonal plane generally orthogonal to the ladder, the ladder configured to serially urge a clip outward from the clip applying device,
- wherein the first and second protrusions are configured to abut a cartridge in which the ladder is disposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.