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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A reposable surgical clip applier () includes a handle assembly () having a housing, a trigger () and a drive assembly (), the drive assembly () including a drive rod (). The reposable surgical clip applier () further includes an outer tube assembly () disposed on a distal end of the housing and extending distally therefrom, and a clip cartridge assembly () selectively connectable to the distal end of the outer tube assembly (). The clip cartridge assembly () includes an outer tube () and a pair of jaws () fixedly supported in a distal end thereof, a first jaw pusher () in selective engagement with the distal end () of the drive rod (), a second jaw pusher () in selective engagement with the first jaw pusher () on a proximal end and the pair of jaws () on a second end, and a plurality of surgical clips (C) disposed within the outer tube (). A method of assembling a reposable surgical clip applier () is also provided.