Patent · US Expired

Surgical clip applicator

US5643291A · kind A · utility

1,953Cited by

30References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

United States Surgical Corporation · US

Inventors

Arnold Pier · Heinsberg, DE
Jörg Hummen · Mönchengladbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 1996
Grant date	Jul 1, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 3, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/1285
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical clip applicator (1) having a handle (2) with an operating device (4) and a shaft tube (6) mounted to the handle (2) is disclosed in which is arranged a connecting rod (8) longitudinally displaceable by the operating device (4) and restorable by spring tension, a clip magazine (12) containing several clips (10) and receivable in the shaft tube (6), and a jaw member (14) for closing the clips (10) at the distal and (16) of the shaft tube (6).

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