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Ligating clip applier

  • US 5,769,857 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1996
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A ligating clip applier that permits the isolation and inspection of the tissue to be ligated and produces a ligature that inflicts minimal tissue damage which comprises:

  • a handle assembly, including an activating mechanism,an elongated shaft, containing a clip driver, connected to said activating mechanism and extending distally from said handle, anda pair of jaws connected to the distal end of said elongated shaft said jaws including means, at the distal end of each jaw, for interlocking with each other and being responsive to sequential activation to close then to interlock, forming an enclosure for the isolation of tissue to be ligated, and coordinated tracks on said jaws for guiding a clip advanced by said driver into the distal end of said interlocked jaws where the distal ends of said clip are converged and pass unopposed to encircle and ligate tissue.

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