Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the device
US6945979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44752
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing wire extending through the coil. A proximal handle is adapted to impart tensile force the end effector wires and the tubular coil, and compressive force to the clip-advancing wire and tubular coil to thereby effect advancement of a clip into the jaws and over tissue compressed between the jaws, and deformation of the clip over the tissue.
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