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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Joseph W Blake, Iii, New Canaan, CT (US);
Patrick N Gutelius, Monroe, CT (US);
Jeffrey H Macdonald, Bantam, CT (US);
Joseph W Blake, III, New Canaan, CT (US);
Patrick N Gutelius, Monroe, CT (US);
Jeffrey H MacDonald, Bantam, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A clip applier of handle and cartridge for applying clips in surgical procedures with handle preferably a scissors type defined by a housing of shell members containing a cam operated linear translator actuated by handle levers, an anti-backup mechanism limiting handle lever movement to full pull and release strokes while preventing partial pull or release handle strokes, and with cartridge fitted with lockout mechanism to disable applier after last clip is used in surgery, with a puller bar lock to hold puller bar position in cartridge prior to assembly with handle, a detent spring mounted in cartridge cover member as part of clip handling mechanism, and a rapid-fire pawl as part of clip handling mechanism to prevent cartridge jamming when clips are applied in rapid succession.