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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1992
Terrance Kloeckl, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Todd Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter F Costa, Winthrop, MA (US);
William A Holmes, Marblehead, MA (US);
Jay Daulton, San Jose, CA (US);
Origin Medsystems, Incorporated, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
According to the present invention, apparatus are provided for applying surgical clips to body tissue with a safety stop for preventing tissue damage resulting from closure of the clip closing mechanism when a clip is not present therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; means for closing clips having a pair of forming surfaces, and means for limiting closure of the closing means when a clip is absent therefrom such that a gap separates the forming surfaces in the closed position.