Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-29
2007-05-29
Hayes, Michael J. (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S139000, C606S142000, C606S151000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10867483
ABSTRACT:
A clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for opening and closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaw assembly, and a crank for dispensing clips. The knob and the lever are coupled to a single control member which extends through the coil to a joiner where it is joined to a pair of pull wires coupled to the jaws. The crank is coupled to a second control member which is threaded along a portion. The threaded portion engages a threaded member coupled to the pusher such that rotation of the threaded control member by the crank causes the pusher to be moved distally.
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Francese Jose Luis
Kortenbach Juergen A.
Palmer Matthew A.
Sixto, Jr. Robert
Smith Kevin W.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Gettman Christina
Hayes Michael J.
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