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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2018
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Christopher Widenhouse, Mason, OH (US);
Frank Fago, Mason, OH (US);
Jonathan McHale, Mason, OH (US);
Edward Biehle, Mason, OH (US);
Heidi Koett, Mason, OH (US);
Erica Schwab, Mason, OH (US);
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and instruments, particularly appliers that may be used to apply occlusion devices such as occlusion clips on anatomical structures, are disclosed. Some example clip appliers may include an activation lever configured to open and close an occlusion clip releasably mounted in an end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a deployment trigger configured to release the occlusion clip from the end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a shaft extending between a handle and the end effector that is rotatable and/or bendable.