Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-28
2005-06-28
Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S139000, C606S143000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06911033
ABSTRACT:
A medical clip applying device for crimping a clip onto a mammalian tissue. The clip applying device comprises a handle grip assembly having a handle and a pivotable trigger arranged onto the handle grip assembly. An elongated cartridge support channel is arranged onto a distal end of the handle grip assembly and extending through the handle grip assembly. A pair of jaws is pivotably arranged on a distal end of the elongated channel. A displacable cinch is arranged to slide onto and back from the pair of jaws to squeeze the jaws closed and to permit the jaws to bias open, respectively. A loading port is arranged on a proximal end of the handle grip assembly to permit the clip applying device to be loaded with a clip laden cartridge from the proximal end thereof.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5772673 (1998-06-01), Cuny et al.
de Guillebon Henri
Manetakis Emmanuel
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Microline Pentax Inc.
Woo Julian W.
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