Multifunctional clip applier instrument
First Claim
1. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
- an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity,said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween,a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body,said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween,said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition,an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces,said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces.
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Abstract
A multifunctional clip applier instrument includes an elongate instrument body having a proximal end received in a control housing, a distal end having one or two pairs of opposed forceps jaws spring biased apart, a plurality of surgical clips disposed in one or two clip magazines inserted into a clip cartridge removably received into the instrument body and a handle cooperating with the control housing to operate the forceps jaws to apply clips to tissue, to grasp and manipulate tissue when no clip is in the jaws, to selectively or automatically advance clips into the jaws and to selectively or automatically cut tissue after clipping.
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35 Claims
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1. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, a cutter blade carried by said elongate body and adapted to move along said forceps jaws into and out of said tissue-engaging space to sever tissue held therebetween, and means located on said proximal end of said elongate body to selectively control movement of said cutter blade, wherein said forceps jaws have cutter grooves extending along said opposed inner surfaces sized to receivingly engage and guide said cutter blade.
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20. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, wherein said forceps jaws have clip grooves extending along said opposed inner surfaces sized to engage and guide said surgical clip legs into said tissue-engaging space, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, a clip cartridge sized to insertably fit into said elongate body, said clip cartridge supporting a clip magazine housing said plurality of surgical clips in serial alignment parallel to said body longitudinal axis, said clip magazine having means to align said clip legs with said clip grooves on said forceps jaws opposed inner surfaces, wherein said clip cartridge is removable from said elongate body and disposable.
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21. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, wherein said forceps jaws have clip grooves extending along said opposed inner surfaces sized to engage and guide said surgical clip legs into said tissue-engaging space, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, a clip cartridge sized to insertably fit into said elongate body, said clip cartridge supporting a clip magazine housing said plurality of surgical clips in serial alignment parallel to said body longitudinal axis, said clip magazine having means to align said clip legs with said clip grooves on said forceps jaws opposed inner surfaces, wherein said clip cartridge is removable from said elongate body and is reloadable with additional surgical clips.
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22. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, wherein said forceps jaws have clip grooves extending along said opposed inner surfaces sized to engage and guide said surgical clip legs into said tissue-engaging space, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, a clip cartridge sized to insertably fit into said elongate body, said clip cartridge supporting a clip magazine housing said plurality of surgical clips in serial alignment parallel to said body longitudinal axis, said clip magazine having means to align said clip legs with said clip grooves on said forceps jaws opposed inner surfaces, wherein said clip cartridge further comprises a cutter blade, adapted to move along said forceps jaws into and out of said tissue-engaging space to sever tissue held therebetween, and said instrument has means located on said proximal end of said elongate body to selectively control movement of said cutter blade.
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23. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a pair of forceps jaws having opposed inner surfaces defining a tissue-engaging space therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said jaws having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open spaced condition, an advancing mechanism carried by said elongate body and including a pusher member movable distally to advance a distalmost surgical clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws toward one another both prior to and subsequent to advancement of a clip into said space between said opposed inner surfaces, first and second clip magazines sized to insertably fit simultaneously into a clip cartridge, said clip cartridge being sized to insertably fit into said elongate body, said first and second clip magazines each supporting said plurality of surgical clips in serial alignment parallel to said body elongate axis, said forceps jaws having a pair of displaced parallel clip grooves extending along said opposed inner surfaces sized to receivingly engage and guide said surgical clip legs into said tissue-engaging space, said first and second clip magazines having means to align said clip legs with said parallel clip grooves. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A multifunctional clip applier instrument for use in endoscopic surgical procedures performed in an anatomical cavity comprising:
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an elongate body having a proximal end for positioning at a location external to the anatomical cavity and a distal end for positioning within the anatomical cavity, said distal end comprising a first and a second pair of forceps jaws, each of said forceps jaws pairs having opposed inner surfaces defining tissue-engaging spaces therebetween, a plurality of surgical clips disposed within said elongate body, said clips each having opposed legs movable from an open spaced condition to a closed condition adjacent each other to engage tissue therebetween, said forceps jaws pairs each having a clip receiving position defining a space between said opposed inner surfaces corresponding to the size and shape of said clip legs in said open condition, said elongate body comprising means for selectively compressing said forceps jaws pairs toward one another, said proximal end of said elongate body comprising means for controlling advancement of said clips and means for controlling compression of said forceps jaws pairs. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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