System for applying surgical clips

Details System for applying surgical clips System for applying surgical clips

1977-10-17

1979-05-08

Lanham, C. W.

Metal deforming

By tool-couple embodying nonplanar tool-face

With complementary tool-faces

2924356, 128325, B21D 908, A61B 1710

Patent

active

041529200

ABSTRACT:
Novel system for applying surgical clips consisting of an instrument and disposable cartridge that together create a forceps with the cartridge being quickly detachable from the instrument to permit easy and fast replacement during a surgical procedure. The instrument has ring handles as a forceps and they operate to reciprocate a driver. The cartridge includes clinching jaws and a clip magazine with the jaws quick detachably connected to the instrument in a fixed manner whereas an actuator for the jaws is quick detachably fixed to the reciprocal driver of the instrument. A number of surgical clips can quickly and successively be supplied to the clinching jaws of the cartridge.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2968041 (1961-01-01), Skold
patent: 3777355 (1973-12-01), Cooke
patent: 3777538 (1973-12-01), Weatherly
patent: 3856016 (1974-12-01), Davis
patent: 3924629 (1975-12-01), Akiyama

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

System for applying surgical clips does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with System for applying surgical clips, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System for applying surgical clips will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1228165