Method of applying surgical clips to tissue

Details Method of applying surgical clips to tissue Method of applying surgical clips to tissue

2006-07-04

2006-07-04

Jackson, Gary (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

C606S139000, C600S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07070602

ABSTRACT:
A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound outer tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing wire extending through the coil. A large pushing force to advance a clip is created by providing a compressive force to the outer tubular coil to increase its tensile limitation, and providing a force which is compressive to the clip-advancing wire and tensile to the tubular coil while maintaining the compressive force on the tubular coil.

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