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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Henri F. DeGuillebon, Manchester/Sea, MA (US);
Emmanuel Manetakis, Burlington, MA (US);
Microline, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Abstract
An elongated medical clip applying device having a hand holdable housing at a proximal end thereof and a barrel clip-dispenser at a distal end thereof is arranged for dispensing squeezable clips onto a mammalian tissue. The device includes a hollow inner sleeve arranged within the housing. The sleeve has a proximal end for receiving a clip feeder cartridge therein. A proximal bearing is slidably disposed about a proximal circumference of the inner sleeve. A trigger lever is attached to the housing, the trigger lever having a linkage bar thereon connected to a finger for moving the proximal bearing proximally and distally. A lock mechanism is arranged in the sleeve to deny a clip feeder cartridge entry into the sleeve when the proximal bearing is adjacent the lock mechanism.