Surgical clip applier having clip advancement control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising:
- a) a handle portion;
b) a body portion extending distally from said handle portion;
c) jaw members positioned adjacent the distal end of the body portion and movable between an open position for receiving a clip and a closed position for forming the clip;
d) camming means operable from the handle portion and cooperative with the jaw members for camming the jaw members closed to form the clip;
e) storage means disposed within said body portion proximate the jaw members for storing a plurality of clips in a position for individual advancement to the jaw members;
f) clip advancement means for individually advancing clips from the storage means into the jaw members; and
g) control means operatively associated with said handle portion for selecting between a first mode in which advancement of a clip from said storage means to said jaw members is effectuated by manually releasing said clip advancement means from a preadvancement position and a second mode in which said clip advancement means is automatically released from said pre-advancement position as said jaw members move from said closed position to said open position.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for applying surgical clips which comprises a handle portion, a body portion which extends distally from the handle portion, jaw members positioned adjacent the distal end of the body portion for receiving and subsequently forming a clip, camming means which are operable from the handle portion for camming the jaw members closed to form a clip, storage means for storing a plurality of surgical clips in a position for individual advancement to the jaw members, clip advancement means for individually advancing the clips from the storage means into the jaw members, and control means for selecting between a first mode of operation in which the advancement of a clip from the storage means into the jaw members is initiated by the user and a second mode in which it is initiated independent of the user.
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1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising:
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a) a handle portion; b) a body portion extending distally from said handle portion; c) jaw members positioned adjacent the distal end of the body portion and movable between an open position for receiving a clip and a closed position for forming the clip; d) camming means operable from the handle portion and cooperative with the jaw members for camming the jaw members closed to form the clip; e) storage means disposed within said body portion proximate the jaw members for storing a plurality of clips in a position for individual advancement to the jaw members; f) clip advancement means for individually advancing clips from the storage means into the jaw members; and g) control means operatively associated with said handle portion for selecting between a first mode in which advancement of a clip from said storage means to said jaw members is effectuated by manually releasing said clip advancement means from a preadvancement position and a second mode in which said clip advancement means is automatically released from said pre-advancement position as said jaw members move from said closed position to said open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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