Device for positioning skin clips
US5730746A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for positioning skin clips which consists of a housing (1) made from two half-shells (10, 11), for example. The housing (1) accommodates a magazine (2) comprising two strips (20) and resilient retaining plates (21) secured thereto. Arranged in the center between the latter is a rod-shaped delivery device (3) which can be moved up and down by means of an actuating lever (5) co-operating with a restoring spring (6). The skin clips (4) are arranged in a row on the rod-shaped delivery device (3) and are prevented by saw-teeth (30) thereon from sliding upwards on the delivery device (3) as it moves downwards. At the same time, the resilient retaining plates (21) ensure that the spring clips remain in position when the rod-shaped delivery device (3) moves upwards. The rod-shaped delivery device (3) comprises at its end a widening (31) by means of which the lowermost skin clip is held spread apart before it is stripped off.
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