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US 8,545,486 B2Granted
Surgical clip applier
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJaroslaw T. Malkowski
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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJaroslaw T. Malkowski
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Surgical clip appliers are provided and include a housing; at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing; a channel assembly extending distally from the housing; a clip carrier disposed within the channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of windows therein; and a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier. The surgical clip appliers further include a drive channel reciprocally disposed within at least one of the housing and the channel assembly; a wedge plate reciprocally disposed within the channel assembly; a pusher bar reciprocally positioned within the housing and the channel assembly; and a motion multiplier system having a plurality of linkage members configured to distally move the pusher bar by an incremental amount upon an initial actuation of the handles, and configured to proximally move the pusher bar and the wedge plate subsequent to the initial actuation of the handles.
A surgical clip applier for applying surgical clips to body tissue, the surgical clip applier comprising:
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Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps: for applying U-shaped staples or clamps, e.g. without a forming anvil
Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue: penetrating the tissue, deformable to closed position
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for applying or removing wound clamps , e.g. containing only one clamp or staple ; Wound clamp magazines
For applying or removing clamps or clips: for minimally invasive surgery
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1. Technical Field
The present application relates to surgical instruments, and more particularly, to surgical clip appliers having a plurality of clips for applying the clips to body tissues and vessels during surgical procedures.
2. Discussion of Related Art
The present clip applier will be more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood from the following detailed description when considered in connection with the following drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical clip applier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 1A is a rear, perspective view of the surgical clip applier of FIG. 1, shown with a shipping wedge in position;
Embodiments of surgical clip appliers in accordance with the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the drawing figures wherein like reference numerals identify similar or identical structural elements. As shown in the drawings and described throughout the following description, as is traditional when referring to relative positioning on a surgical instrument, the term “proximal” refers to the end of the apparatus which is closer to the user and the term “distal” refers to the end of the apparatus which is further away from the user.
FIGS. 1-5 illustrate a surgical clip applier in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure and is generally designated as 100. Reference may be made to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/091,467, filed on Aug. 25, 2008, entitled “Surgical Clip Applier” and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/091,485, filed on Aug. 25, 2008, entitled “Surgical Clip Applier and Method of Assembly,” the entire contents of each of which being incorporated herein by reference, for a detailed discussion of the structure, operation, and method of assembly of surgical clip applier 100.
Surgical clip applier 100 is a surgical instrument including a handle assembly 102 including a housing 104 having an upper housing half 104a and lower housing half 104b. Handle assembly 102 further includes a pair of handles 106 pivotably secured to housing 104 and extending outwardly therefrom. A channel assembly 108 is fixedly secured to housing 104 and extends outwardly therefrom, terminating in a jaw assembly 110.