SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
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Abstract
Surgical clip appliers are provided and includes a channel assembly extending distally from a housing; a clip carrier disposed within said channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of windows therein; a plurality of clips slidably disposed within said channel of said clip carrier; a wedge plate reciprocally disposed within said channel assembly, said wedge plate being operatively connected to said handles and including a plurality of apertures formed along a length thereof; and a clip follower slidably disposed within said channel of said clip carrier and disposed proximally of said plurality of clips, said clip follower being configured and adapted for selective engagement with said windows of said clip carrier and said apertures of said wedge plate. The clip follower is configured and adapted to urge said plurality of clips, in a distal direction relative to said clip carrier, upon reciprocal movement of said wedge plate.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
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a housing; at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing; a channel assembly extending distally from the housing; a pair of jaws supported on and extending from a distal end of the channel assembly; a clip carrier disposed within the channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of windows therein; a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier; a drive channel translatably disposed within at least one of the housing and the channel assembly, the drive channel having a first end operatively connected to the at least one handle and a second end configured and dimensioned to selectively engage the pair of jaws to effectuate closure thereof; a gear member rotatably supported in the housing, the gear member defining a plurality of teeth formed on a surface thereof; a drive channel gear rack connected to the drive channel, the drive channel gear rack defining a plurality of teeth formed on a surface thereof; and wherein the plurality of teeth of the drive channel gear rack are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth of the gear member. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification