Edward Weck & Co.

Robert V Giersch

William D Webb

Douglas K Hoeppner

A skin clip applier for placing skin clips to close a wound comprises a handle assembly including an actuating element and a cartridge assembly adapted to be affixed to said handle assembly and including skin clip-deforming jaw elements which are actuated by operation of the handle assembly to place and deform preformed skin clips, delivered individually to said deforming jaws, to close a wound.

Skin clip applier

A hemostatic clip cartridge is formed of a base and cover to contain a plurality of pre-formed U-shaped hemostatic clips in a column which is spring-biased to move along a track in the base and toward a delivery station which is shaped to make individual clips available to a hand held forceps type clip applier.

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Robert V Giersch