ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER
First Claim
1. An apparatus for application of surgical fasteners to body tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a handle portion;
b) a body extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis;
c) a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed within the body;
d) a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the body, the jaw assembly including first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position;
e) a drive member configured to individually distally advance a surgical fastener to the jaw assembly while the jaw portions are in the spaced apart position;
f) an actuation mechanism at least partially disposed within the body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of the handle portion; and
g) a counting device supported in the handle portion, wherein the counting device is configured to display at least one of a number of remaining occurrences of an event and the number of occurrences of an event.
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Abstract
An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue has a handle portion and a body extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also has a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the body, and a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the body. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position. The apparatus also has a wedge plate longitudinally movable between the first and the second jaw portions, and a clip pusher configured to individually distally advance a surgical clip to the jaw assembly while the jaw portions are in the spaced apart position. The apparatus still further has an actuator at least partially disposed within the body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of the handle portion and a jaw closure member positioned adjacent the first and second jaw portions to move the jaw portions to the approximated position.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for application of surgical fasteners to body tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a handle portion; b) a body extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis; c) a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed within the body; d) a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the body, the jaw assembly including first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position; e) a drive member configured to individually distally advance a surgical fastener to the jaw assembly while the jaw portions are in the spaced apart position; f) an actuation mechanism at least partially disposed within the body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of the handle portion; and g) a counting device supported in the handle portion, wherein the counting device is configured to display at least one of a number of remaining occurrences of an event and the number of occurrences of an event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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