# US 2021/0267604 A1 · Clip cartridge > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0267604 A1 - Document ID: US20210267604A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/321,082 - Filed: 2021-05-14 - Published: 2021-09-02 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-16 - Assignees: Teleflex Medical Incorporated - Applicants: Teleflex Medical Incorporated - Inventors: Ian ENNISS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210267604A1 ## CPC - A61B 17/1222: {Packages or dispensers therefor (clip magazines incorporated in a clip-applying instrument A61B17/128; for surgical articles A61B50/30)} - A61B 50/33: Trays - A61B 50/20: Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02) - A61B 17/1227: {Spring clips} - A61B 17/1285: {for minimally invasive surgery} - A61B 50/30: Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) - A61B 2050/3008: {having multiple compartments} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cartridge comprising: 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, 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the pair of side walls are substantially parallel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the acute angle is greater than 10°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cartridge of claim 3, wherein the acute angle is about 20-30°. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising 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. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising 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. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising 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. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cartridge of claim 7, 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cartridge of claim 8, wherein the pair of rails receive the pair of longitudinal portions of the retainer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein at least one of the side walls has a surface inclined at a surface angle toward the compartment, the surface angle being acute relative to a vertical axis of the at least one of the side walls. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the surface angle is about 5-45° relative to a vertical axis of the at least one of the side walls. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the cartridge has more than a pair of side walls along a longitudinal axis of the base member, and a plurality of the compartments between respective pairs of side walls. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the base member comprises a pair of longitudinal walls extending on opposing sides of the compartment. ### Claim 14 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. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cartridge of claim 14, wherein the pair of side walls are substantially parallel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The cartridge of claim 14, wherein the acute angle is greater than 10°. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cartridge of claim 16, wherein the acute angle is about 20-30°. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The cartridge of claim 14, wherein the pair of rails have a sawtooth configuration with inclined segments at the acute angle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The cartridge of claim 14, wherein the pair of fingers are oriented at the acute angle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The cartridge of claim 14, wherein the longitudinal portions have a sawtooth configuration having inclined segments at the acute angle.