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Medical clip applying device

  • US 6,911,033 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2002
  • Issued: 06/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical clip applying device for crimping a clip onto a mammalian tissue, comprising:

  • a handle grip assembly having a handle and a pivotable trigger arranged onto said handle grip assembly;

    an elongated cartridge support channel arranged onto a distal end of said handle grip assembly and extending through said handle grip assembly;

    a pair of jaws pivotably arranged on a distal end of said elongated channel;

    a displaceable cinch arranged to slide onto and back from said pair of jaws to squeeze said jaws closed and to permit said jaws to bias open, respectively; and

    a loading port on a proximal end of said handle grip assembly to permit said clip applying device to be loaded with a clip laden cartridge from said proximal end.

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