Surgical Applicator for U-shaped clips
First Claim
1. A surgical applicator for U-shaped clips, comprising:
- a handle;
a tubular shaft adjoining said handle;
a forceps-type applicator tool at the free end of said tubular shaft;
a closing mechanism for said applicator tool arranged in said tubular shaft and actuatable from said handle;
an advancing mechanism for said clips arranged in said tubular shaft and also actuatable from said handle;
two separate actuating elements on said handle which are each movable between a rest position and a work position, one of said actuating elements being associated with said closing mechanism and the other with said advancing mechanism; and
a locking member mounted on one of said actuating elements which enters into an operative connection with said other actuating element, thereby preventing each of said two actuating elements from moving so long as the respective other actuating element is not in its rest position;
wherein;
said locking member on said one actuating element is movable between two positions, namely a first release position in which, with said other actuating element in its rest position, said one actuating element is freely movable, and a lock position in which said one actuating element, in any position of said other actuating element, is locked in its movement by said locking member contacting said other actuating element.
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Abstract
In a surgical applicator for U-shaped clips comprising a handle, a tubular shaft adjoining the handle, a forceps-type applicator tool at the free end of the tubular shaft, a closing mechanism for the applicator tool arranged in the tubular shaft and actuatable from the handle, an advancing mechanism for the clips arranged in the tubular shaft and also actuatable from the handle, two separate actuating elements on the handle, each being movable between a rest position and a work position, one of the actuating elements being associated with the closing mechanism and the other with the advancing mechanism, in order to improve the safety measures and the actuating aids, it is proposed that a locking member be mounted on one of the actuating elements and enter into operative connection with the other actuating element, thereby to prevent each of the two actuating elements from moving so long as the respective other actuating element is not in its rest position.
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37 Claims
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1. A surgical applicator for U-shaped clips, comprising:
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a handle; a tubular shaft adjoining said handle; a forceps-type applicator tool at the free end of said tubular shaft; a closing mechanism for said applicator tool arranged in said tubular shaft and actuatable from said handle; an advancing mechanism for said clips arranged in said tubular shaft and also actuatable from said handle; two separate actuating elements on said handle which are each movable between a rest position and a work position, one of said actuating elements being associated with said closing mechanism and the other with said advancing mechanism; and a locking member mounted on one of said actuating elements which enters into an operative connection with said other actuating element, thereby preventing each of said two actuating elements from moving so long as the respective other actuating element is not in its rest position;
wherein;said locking member on said one actuating element is movable between two positions, namely a first release position in which, with said other actuating element in its rest position, said one actuating element is freely movable, and a lock position in which said one actuating element, in any position of said other actuating element, is locked in its movement by said locking member contacting said other actuating element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical applicator for U-shaped clips, comprising:
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a handle; a tubular shaft adjoining said handle; a forceps-type applicator tool at the free end of said tubular shaft; a closing mechanism for said applicator tool arranged in said tubular shaft and actuatable from said handle; an advancing mechanism for said clips arranged in said tubular shaft and also actuatable from said handle; two separate actuating elements on said handle which are each movable between a rest position and a work position, one of said actuating elements being associated with said closing mechanism and the other with said advancing mechanism; a locking member mounted on one of said actuating elements which enters into an operative connection with said other actuating element, thereby preventing each of said two actuating elements from moving so long as the respective other actuating element is not in its rest position; and a reversible freewheel mechanism associated with said one actuating element; said freewheel mechanism allowing movement of said actuating element in one direction only, and the direction of movement of said freewheel mechanism only being reversible when said actuating element has reached the end points of its path of movement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A surgical applicator for U-shaped clips, comprising:
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a handle; a tubular shaft adjoining said handle; a forceps-type applicator tool at the free end of said tubular shaft; a closing mechanism for said applicator tool arranged in said tubular shaft and actuatable from said handle; an advancing mechanism for said clips arranged in said tubular shaft and also actuatable from said handle; two separate actuating elements on said handle which are each movable between a rest position and a work position, one of said actuating elements being associated with said closing mechanism and the other with said advancing mechanism; and a locking member mounted on one of said actuating elements which enters into an operative connection with said other actuating element, thereby preventing each of said two actuating elements from moving so long as the respective other actuating element is not in its rest position, wherein; said locking member is a disc mounted on said one actuating element for rotation about an axis extending parallel to the axis of rotation of said first actuating element between the release position and the lock position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Specification