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Surgical clip applier configured to store clips in a stored state

US11026713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Michael J. Stokes · Cincinnati, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US
Jason L. Harris · Lebanon, US
John E. Brady · Cincinnati, US
Matthew T. Kuhn · Cincinnati, US
Jeffery D. Bruns · Cincinnati, US
Alexander R. Cuti · Cincinnati, US
Andrew C. Deck · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2018
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2380/08
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Surgical clip appliers are disclosed comprising a plurality of clips which are stored in a compressed state. When a stored clip is moved into the crimping chamber of the surgical clip applier, the clip can assume a configuration which is different than its stored configuration before it is crimped.

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