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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Scott Arp, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Scott Arp, Miami, FL (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil, a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for opening and closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaw assembly, and a crank for dispensing clips. The knob and lever are coupled to a single control member which extends through the coil to a joiner where it is joined to a pair of pull wires coupled to the jaws. The crank is coupled to a second control member which is threaded along a portion. The threaded portion engages a threaded member near the pusher such that rotation of the second control member by the crank causes the pusher to be moved distally.