AU2001296522A1 - Automatic surgical clip applier - Google Patents

Automatic surgical clip applier

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AU2001296522A1
AU2001296522A1 AU2001296522A AU9652201A AU2001296522A1 AU 2001296522 A1 AU2001296522 A1 AU 2001296522A1 AU 2001296522 A AU2001296522 A AU 2001296522A AU 9652201 A AU9652201 A AU 9652201A AU 2001296522 A1 AU2001296522 A1 AU 2001296522A1
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clip applier
surgical clip
automatic surgical
engageable
causing
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Michel C. Forster
Jacques Lebozec
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Vitalitec International SA
Vitalitec International Inc
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Vitalitec International SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/128—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord for applying or removing clamps or clips

Abstract

An automatic surgical clip applier includes a handle assembly having an actuating member for causing a first member to move sequentially in a distal direction and a proximal direction, and for causing a second member to move sequentially in a proximal direction and a distal direction; and a clip applier assembly adapted for releasably securing to the handle assembly and having a jaw closing member and a clip feeding member, the jaw closing member being engageable with the first member and the clip feeding member being engageable with the second member.
AU2001296522A 2000-10-23 2001-10-02 Automatic surgical clip applier Abandoned AU2001296522A1 (en)

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US09694524 2000-10-23
US09/694,524 US6599298B1 (en) 2000-10-23 2000-10-23 Automatic surgical clip applier
PCT/US2001/030905 WO2002038056A1 (en) 2000-10-23 2001-10-02 Automatic surgical clip applier

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