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Apparatus for applying surgical clips

  • US 5,607,436 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1993
  • Issued: 03/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising:

  • a handle portion;

    a body portion extending from said handle portion;

    a jaw mechanism extending from said body portion at an end opposite said handle portion and movable between an open position for receiving a clip and a closed position for forming a clip in response to movement of said handle portion, such movement from the open to the closed position defining a closing stroke of the jaw mechanism;

    a clip supply disposed within said body portion;

    means for advancing a clip from said clip supply to said jaw mechanism; and

    means for ensuring completion of the closing stroke of said handle portion and said jaw mechanism, said means for ensuring completion of the closing stroke including means for permitting a partial opening stroke of said jaw mechanism after at least a partial closing stroke is effected to permit release of a partially formed clip from said jaw mechanism.

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