Magazine for a surgical clip applicator

US6352541B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Karl-Ernst Kienzle · Immendingen, DE
• Rupert Mayenberger · Rielasingen-Worblingen, DE
• Dieter Weisshaupt

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2002
• Expiry date: May 12, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/1227
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In order to be able to simplify the construction of a magazine for a surgical clip applicator comprising a receiving chamber for clips which are arranged one behind the other, are displaceable in the receiving chamber towards its open end and have two arms connected via a bridge and pivotable away from one another into an open position contrary to an elastic force and projections associated with these arms and projecting rearwards beyond the bridge, and comprising two opening tools which are located opposite one another, are movable towards one another like pincers and can be abutted on the projections of the respectively foremost clip, it is suggested that the opening tools be connected in a hinge-like manner to an advancing element displaceable in the magazine parallel to the direction of displacement of the clips and during its advancing movement in the direction towards the open end of the receiving chamber come to rest on a deflection surface of the magazine and thereby be pivoted inwards transversely to the direction of displacement towards the opening tool located respectively opposite.