ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER
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Abstract
An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue is provided and includes a handle assembly; a shaft assembly including a housing extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis; a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the shaft assembly; a jaw mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the shaft assembly, the jaw being movable between an open spaced-apart condition and a closed approximated condition; and a pusher bar reciprocally disposed within the housing of the shaft assembly and being detachably connectable to the housing of the shaft assembly, the pusher bar being configured to load a distal-most surgical clip into the jaws during distal movement and remain connected to the housing of the shaft assembly and in a distally advanced position during an approximation of the jaws.
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36 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A clip follower for use with an apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, comprising:
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a body portion defining first and second surfaces, the body portion including; a first tab projecting from the first surface; and a second tab projecting from the second surface; and a lock-out plate supported on the first surface of the body portion, the lock-out plate defining a resilient tail extending therefrom, wherein a first window is defined through the resilient tail, the first window configured to receive a catch of a pusher bar of the apparatus for application of surgical clips following a firing of a final surgical clip, thereby preventing movement of the pusher bar in a proximal direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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