Device and method for unlatching a surgical clip
AssigneeTeleflex Medical Incorporated
InventorsJessica BOYERS, Jessie DELGADO
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a device for unlatching a clip. The clip may have first and second leg members, the first leg member having a hook member and the second leg member having a tip member restrained by the hook member in the latched configuration. The device may include first and second jaw members. The second jaw member may include a wall for engaging the hook member. The wall may include a groove for receiving the hook member. Pressing on an outer surface of the first leg member with the first jaw member opens the hook member and releases the clip from the latched configuration.
Claims16
A device for unlatching a clip from a latched configuration, the clip comprising first and second leg members, the first leg member having a hook member and the second leg member having a tip member restrained by the hook member in the latched configuration, the device comprising:
- a first jaw member configured to press on an outer surface of the first leg member to release the clip from the latched configuration;
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- a second jaw member configured to engage the hook member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.