Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1991-10-18
1992-11-17
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
606139, 227901, A61B 1700
Patent
active
051639459
ABSTRACT:
A surgical device and cooperating cartridge for applying surgical clips during endoscopic surgery. The surgical device incluces a jaw assembly, a barrel assembly, and a handle assembly. The jaw assembly has movable jaw members, each including a substantially transverse grooved portion and at least one angular side shield extending inwardly from an upper and a lower portion of the jaw member. The jaw members are oriented at an angle of approximately 22.degree. relative to the longitudinal axis of the barrel portion. The distal surface of each jaw member is oriented at an angle that extends distally and outwardly. The jaw members are insertable into a unique cooperating cartridge that retains the surgical clip.
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Cropper Michael S.
Ortiz Mark S.
Schwemberger Richard F.
Zwaskis William J.
Ethicon Inc.
Jackson Gary
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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