Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1993-02-04
1994-02-01
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
227901, 227902, A61B 1700
Patent
active
052828085
ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention, a surgical clip applier includes means for preventing closure of the clip closing mechanism when no clips are left in the applier. The clip applier includes a shaft having distal and proximal ends, means in the shaft for advancing clips to the distal end, means at the distal end for closing clips and a jam clip carried by the advancing means proximally of the surgical clips, wherein the jam clip is positioned in the clip closing means and prevents closure thereof after all surgical clips have been applied.
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Costa Peter F.
Daulton Jay
Holmes William A.
Kloeckl Terrance
Kovac Tim
Jackson Gary
Origin Medsystems Inc.
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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