Skin clip applier
US4375866A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/0682
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A skin clip applier for placing skin clips to close a wound comprises a handle assembly including an actuating element and a cartridge assembly adapted to be affixed to said handle assembly and including skin clip-deforming jaw elements which are actuated by operation of the handle assembly to place and deform preformed skin clips, delivered individually to said deforming jaws, to close a wound.
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