Surgical clip applier with articulating joint path for surgical clips

US10820910B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Justin Gasparovich · Monroe, US
• Alex Cuti · Cincinnati, US
• Matthew T. Kuhn · Cincinnati, US
• Disha V. Labhasetwar · Cincinnati, US
• Gregory G. Scott · Cincinnati, US
• Michael J. Stokes · Cincinnati, US
• Jeffery D. Bruns · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 15, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00477
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical clip applier includes a drive housing, an elongate shaft that extends distally from the drive housing, an end effector arranged at a distal end of the elongate shaft and including first and second jaw members, and an articulation joint interposing the end effector and the elongate shaft. The articulation joint includes a flexible shaft length articulable in a plane of motion and having a first end and a second end, a lumen defined within the flexible shaft length and extending between the first and second ends, and a clip track provided within the lumen and extending at least partially between the first and second ends to guide surgical clips through the articulation joint.