Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1992-10-09
1996-08-20
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
606142, 227901, A61B 1700
Patent
active
055474748
ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention, apparatus are provided for applying surgical clips to body tissue with a safety stop for preventing tissue damage resulting from closure of the clip closing mechanism when a clip is not present therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; means for closing clips having a pair of forming surfaces, and means for limiting closure of the closing means when a clip is absent therefrom such that a gap separates the forming surfaces in the closed position.
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Costa Peter F.
Daulton Jay
Holmes William A.
Kloeckl Terrance
Thompson Todd
Jackson Gary
Origin Medsystems, Incorporated
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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