Surgical clip applicator

US9700324B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZSX MEDICAL, LLC · US

Inventors

• Dan Mazzucco · Haddon Heights, US
• Robert S. Cargill · Portland, US
• Todd J. Kent · Cherry Hill, US
• David Reed · Langhorne, US
• Binh Bao Vu · Bristol, US
• Eric Sugalski · Arlington, US
• David Schoon · Windom, US
• Jesse Butch · Philadelphia, US
• Ryan C. Meers · Los Angeles, US
• Julian Trowbridge · Philadelphia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2017
• Expiry date: May 24, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2939
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical clip applicator includes a base housing having a body portion, a movable trigger, a cannula, and a clip application mechanism extending within and through at least a portion of a length of the cannula. The clip application mechanism includes a movable first linkage and a jaw rotatable about a pivot mount. A first actuation of the trigger causes the first linkage to be moved in a linear direction with respect to the body portion and the cannula and the jaw to be rotated in a first direction about the pivot mount, for placing the clip in an open position on the patient's tissue. A second actuation of the trigger causes the jaw to be rotated in second direction about the pivot mount, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, placing the clip in a closed position on the patient's tissue.