Apparatus for applying surgical clips
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1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips, comprising:
- a body portion supporting a clip stack, the clip stack including a distal-most clip;
jaw members;
a clip pusher supported by the body portion and positioned to advance the distal-most clip between the jaw members;
a camming member positioned to move along the body portion between a retracted position and an advanced position to selectively approximate the jaw members, the camming member supporting an abutment;
wherein the camming member defines a cutout and the abutment is supported within the cutout anda latch assembly supported on the clip pusher, the latch assembly including a latch member pivotable relative to the clip pusher between a first position and a second portion to selectively engage the abutment.
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Abstract
A clip applying apparatus is described for applying clips seriatim to tissue. The apparatus includes a lockout member for limiting distal movement of the camming member after the proximal-most clip has been applied to tissue. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a jaw locking member for preventing approximation of the jaw members of the apparatus. In one embodiment, a latch assembly is provided to releasably engage a clip pusher of the apparatus to the camming member of the apparatus.
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1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips, comprising:
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a body portion supporting a clip stack, the clip stack including a distal-most clip; jaw members; a clip pusher supported by the body portion and positioned to advance the distal-most clip between the jaw members; a camming member positioned to move along the body portion between a retracted position and an advanced position to selectively approximate the jaw members, the camming member supporting an abutment;
wherein the camming member defines a cutout and the abutment is supported within the cutout anda latch assembly supported on the clip pusher, the latch assembly including a latch member pivotable relative to the clip pusher between a first position and a second portion to selectively engage the abutment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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