Revolver loading surgical clip applier

US10849626B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kevin L. Houser · Springboro, US
• Jeffery D. Bruns · Cincinnati, US
• Matthew T. Kuhn · Cincinnati, US
• Justin Gasparovich · Monroe, US
• Alex Cuti · Cincinnati, US
• John E. Brady · Cincinnati, US
• Nicholas D. Courtwright · Villa Hills, US
• Alexa Miller · Cincinnati, US
• Caleb P. McGowen · Hamilton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2034/302
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes an elongate body, a clip revolver rotatably positioned within the body and providing an inner bore that defines a plurality of clip slots angularly spaced from each other about an inner surface of the inner bore, wherein a plurality of surgical clips are receivable within the plurality of clip slots in a nested helical array. First and second jaw members extend past a distal end of the body and aligned to receive a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips, wherein the clip revolver is rotatable to sequentially align each surgical clip with the first and second jaw members.