Magazine for a surgical clip applicator
First Claim
1. A magazine for a surgical clip applicator comprising:
- a receiving chamber for clips arranged one behind the other, said clips being displaceable towards an open end of the receiving chamber and having two arms connected via a bridge and being pivotable away from one another into an open position contrary to an elastic force, projections associated with said arms and projecting rearwards beyond the bridge, said magazine including two opening tools located opposite one another and movable towards one another like pincers and adapted to abut on the projections of the respectively foremost clip, wherein;
the opening tools are connected in a hinge-like manner to an advancing element displaceable in the magazine parallel to the direction of displacement of the clips, said opening tools being adapted to come to rest on a deflection surface of the magazine during the advancing movement of said advancing element in the direction towards the open end of the receiving chamber, and each opening tool is thereby pivoted inwards transversely to the direction of displacement, towards the opening tool located respectively opposite.
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Abstract
In order to be able to simplify the construction of a magazine for a surgical clip applicator comprising a receiving chamber for clips which are arranged one behind the other, are displaceable in the receiving chamber towards its open end and have two arms connected via a bridge and pivotable away from one another into an open position contrary to an elastic force and projections associated with these arms and projecting rearwards beyond the bridge, and comprising two opening tools which are located opposite one another, are movable towards one another like pincers and can be abutted on the projections of the respectively foremost clip, it is suggested that the opening tools be connected in a hinge-like manner to an advancing element displaceable in the magazine parallel to the direction of displacement of the clips and during its advancing movement in the direction towards the open end of the receiving chamber come to rest on a deflection surface of the magazine and thereby be pivoted inwards transversely to the direction of displacement towards the opening tool located respectively opposite.
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1. A magazine for a surgical clip applicator comprising:
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a receiving chamber for clips arranged one behind the other, said clips being displaceable towards an open end of the receiving chamber and having two arms connected via a bridge and being pivotable away from one another into an open position contrary to an elastic force, projections associated with said arms and projecting rearwards beyond the bridge, said magazine including two opening tools located opposite one another and movable towards one another like pincers and adapted to abut on the projections of the respectively foremost clip, wherein;
the opening tools are connected in a hinge-like manner to an advancing element displaceable in the magazine parallel to the direction of displacement of the clips, said opening tools being adapted to come to rest on a deflection surface of the magazine during the advancing movement of said advancing element in the direction towards the open end of the receiving chamber, and each opening tool is thereby pivoted inwards transversely to the direction of displacement, towards the opening tool located respectively opposite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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