Surgical Device for Multiple Clip Application
First Claim
1. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
- a housing with a passage defined therein, said passage having a longitudinal centerline;
a plurality of clips held within said passage, each said clip lying in a plane angled relative to said longitudinal centerline of said passage;
a pusher slot defined in said housing; and
a pusher slidable along said pusher slot, wherein distal motion of said pusher urges the distalmost said clip in said passage out of said passage in a direction angled relative to the longitudinal centerline of said passage.
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Abstract
An example of a surgical clip applier may include a housing with a passage defined therein, the passage having a longitudinal centerline; a plurality of clips held within the passage, each clip lying in a plane angled relative to the longitudinal centerline of the passage; a pusher slot defined in the housing; and a pusher slidable along the pusher slot, wherein distal motion of the pusher urges the distalmost clip in the passage out of the passage in a direction angled relative to the longitudinal centerline of the passage. Another example of a surgical clip applier may include a first jaw having a control slot defined therein; a second jaw having a control slot defined therein; and a control arm extending into the control slot of each jaw; wherein the control arm is movable along the control slots in a first direction to close the jaws and is movable along the control slots in a second direction to open the jaws.
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1. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
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a housing with a passage defined therein, said passage having a longitudinal centerline; a plurality of clips held within said passage, each said clip lying in a plane angled relative to said longitudinal centerline of said passage; a pusher slot defined in said housing; and a pusher slidable along said pusher slot, wherein distal motion of said pusher urges the distalmost said clip in said passage out of said passage in a direction angled relative to the longitudinal centerline of said passage. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
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a first jaw having a control slot defined therein; a second jaw having a control slot defined therein; and a control arm extending into said control slot in each said jaw; wherein said control arm is movable along said control slots in a first direction to close said jaws and is movable along said control slots in a second direction to open said jaws. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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