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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory Scott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Louise Emma van den Heuvel, Medford, MA (US);
Kevin DelSignore, San Diego, CA (US);
Cole Constantineau, Cambridge, MA (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical clip applier includes a drive housing, an elongate shaft extending distally from the drive housing, and an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes first and second jaw members, a cam slidably engageable with the first and second jaw members, and an actuation cable extending from the drive housing and operatively coupled to the cam. An articulation joint interposes the end effector and the shaft and includes a distal clevis coupled to the end effector, a proximal clevis coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and a spacer interposing the distal and proximal clevises. Longitudinal movement of the actuation cable moves the cam distally to collapse the first and jaw members.