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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1981
John R Montgomery, Fairfield, CT (US);
Milton W Brumaghim, Newton, CT (US);
Jose C Deniega, Brookfield, CT (US);
American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An improved surgical ligating instrument has been invented. The improvements comprise a crimping mechanism having canted jaws and an advancing mechanism having a clip actuator, said actuator having a first and a second pawl in alternate relationship. A surgical ligating instrument has also been invented. The instrument comprises a. a housing having a force activating and translating mechanism; b. a loading mechanism having an injector, the terminal end adjacent a single clip; c. an advancing mechanism having a pair of aligned members, the initial end of the members contained in the housing and the terminal end containing jaws; a clip actuator rotatably mounted adjacent the initial end of the jaws; a spring, a pusher at the terminal end of the spring, and a plurality of clips, the rearmost clip adjacent the pusher and the frontmost clip contained by the actuator; and d. a crimping mechanism having a crimp bar.