Surgical clip applier

A clip applier and surgery technology, applied in the field of surgical instruments, can solve the problem of relatively large force required for launching

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-07-03
TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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[0006] Additionally, many of these surgical clip appliers are manually operated, and the relative force required to fire these surgical clip appliers can be large

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[0109] Embodiments of a surgical clip applier according to the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate similar or identical structural elements. As shown in the drawings and described throughout the following description, by convention, when referring to relative positioning on a surgical instrument, the term "proximal" refers to the end of the device that is closer to the user and the term "distal" Refers to the end of the device that is farther from the user.

[0110] Figure 1 to Figure 4 The figure illustrates a surgical clip applier, generally designated 100 , in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0111] Surgical clip applier 100 is a surgical instrument that includes a handle assembly 102 that includes a housing 104 having an upper housing half 104a and a lower housing half 104b. The handle assembly 102 also includes a pair of handles 106 pivotally ...

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A surgical clip applier is provided including a walking beam reciprocally disposed within a channel assembly and overlying a clip carrier, the walking beam being operatively connected to at least one handle for reciprocal movement upon actuation of the at least one handle, the walking beam including a plurality of distally oriented ramps extending into the clip channel; and a clip follower slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier and disposed proximally of the plurality of clips, the clip follower being configured and adapted for selective engagement with the distally oriented ramps of the clip carrier and the distally oriented ramps of the walking beam, wherein the clip follower is configured and adapted to urge the plurality of clips, in a distal direction relative to the clip carrier, upon reciprocal movement of the walking beam.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of and priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 581,110, filed December 29, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present application relates to surgical instruments, and more particularly, the present application relates to surgical clip appliers having a plurality of clips for applying clips to body tissue and blood vessels during surgical procedures. Background technique [0004] Surgical clip appliers are known in the art and are becoming increasingly popular among surgeons by providing an alternative to traditional suturing of body tissue and blood vessels. Typical instruments are disclosed in US Patent No. 5,030,226 to Green et al. and US Patent No. 5,431,668 to Burbank III et al. Typically, these instruments provide a plurality of clips that are stored in the instrument and continuously supply clips to a jaw ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/128
CPCA61B17/128A61B2017/2943A61B2090/0803A61B2090/0811A61B2090/0814A61B2017/00407A61B17/083
Inventor 雅罗斯洛娃·T·马尔科夫斯基
Owner TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP
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