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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1993
Tim Kovac, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Todd Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Terrance Kloeckl, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter F Costa, Winthrop, MA (US);
William A Holmes, Marblehead, MA (US);
Jay Daulton, San Jose, CA (US);
Origin Medsystems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
According to the present invention, a surgical clip applier includes means for preventing closure of the clip closing mechanism when no clips are left in the applier. The clip applier includes a shaft having distal and proximal ends, means in the shaft for advancing clips to the distal end, means at the distal end for closing clips and a jam clip carried by the advancing means proximally of the surgical clips, wherein the jam clip is positioned in the clip closing means and prevents closure thereof after all surgical clips have been applied.