Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-14
2010-06-08
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C606S139000, C227S901000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07731724
ABSTRACT:
A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and an elongate shaft extending therefrom with opposed jaws formed on a distal end thereof. The trigger is adapted to advance a clip to position the clip between the jaws, and to move the jaws from an open position to a closed position to crimp the clip positioned therebetween.
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Bertke Brian
Huitema Thomas
Koch, Jr. Robert
Molitor Nicholas
Vitali Dario
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
Sonnett Kathleen
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