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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Roy J. Pilletere, North Haven, CT (US);
Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US);
Gregory R. Morck, Haddam, CT (US);
Eric Brown, Madison, CT (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1222 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2050/3015 (2016.02);
Abstract
A ligation clip cartridge includes a housing and one or more retaining members. The housing defines a plurality of clip recesses that receive ligation clips. The retaining members are positioned on the housing to engage the clips within the housing in an unbiased state to minimize damage to the clip material caused by strain on the clip.