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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Teleflex Medical Incorporated, Morrisville, NC (US);
Carson J. Shellenberger, Cary, NC (US);
Warren Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
A clip applier configured to apply a surgical clip to tissue. The clip applier may include first and second jaw members configured to engage distal portions of the surgical clip. The first and second jaw members may be configured to move relative to each other between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The clip applier may also include a stabilizing member having an end portion secured to the first jaw member. The stabilizing member may be configured to engage a proximal portion of the surgical clip and be compressed from a first configuration when the first and second jaw members are in the open configuration to a second configuration when the first and second jaw members are in the closed configuration. The stabilizing member may have at least one bend that facilitates compression of the stabilizing member.