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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
May. 05, 1994
Thomas W Alesi, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Wayne P Young, Brewster, NY (US);
Henry Bolanos, East Norwalk, CT (US);
Carlo A Mililli, Huntington, CT (US);
Dominick L Mastri, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Leonard Stern, Southington, CT (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A self-contained powered surgical clip applier is provided which includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and housing a plurality of surgical clips. The powered clip applier further includes a jaw assembly operatively associated with a distal end of the elongate body and actuable to move between an open position and a closed position, a motor assembly disposed within the elongate body, a power supply positioned within the elongate body for energizing the motor assembly, a clip pusher configured to individually advance surgical clips into the jaw assembly, and an actuation channel driven by the motor assembly and configured to translate through the elongate body to drive the clip pusher and actuate the jaw assembly.