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Endoscopic ligation and division instrument

  • US 5,447,513 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1993
  • Issued: 09/05/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscopic surgical apparatus comprising:

  • a frame;

    a tubular shaft attached to said frame, the tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;

    means for ligating;

    means for cutting;

    a handle attached to said frame;

    trigger means mounted on the frame for actuating the ligating means and cutting means; and

    ,clutch means mounted in the frame for switching the trigger means between a first mode for actuating said ligating means and a second mode for actuating said cutting means wherein when said trigger means is in said second mode, said ligating means is incapacitated.

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