Surgical clip applicator

US9468440B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Schulz · Tettnang, DE
• Pedro Morales · Tuttlingen, DE
• Dieter Weisshaupt

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 19, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2933
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

To economically manufacture a surgical clip applicator for U-shaped or V-shaped clips, which allows secure closure of the clips when applied to tissue structures, in particular, also in the case of double-shank or multiple clips, it is proposed that the applicator comprise a handle portion, a shaft adjoining the handle portion, a clip applying tool arranged at the free end of the shaft, and a clip magazine, the applying tool comprising a mouthpiece with tool jaws for holding a clip during the application and a closing device for transferring the tool jaws from an open, idle position to a closed position, and the mouthpiece being made of a plastic material and being held separately from the closing device on the clip applicator.