Surgical clip applier and method of assembly
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Jun 18, 2013
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Aug 13, 2009
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Aug 25, 2008
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Surgical clip appliers are provided including a channel assembly extending distally from a housing; a clip carrier disposed within the channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of windows therein; a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier; a wedge plate reciprocally disposed within the channel assembly, the wedge plate being operatively connected to the handles and including a plurality of apertures formed along a length thereof; and a clip follower slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier and disposed proximally of the plurality of clips, the clip follower being configured and adapted for selective engagement with the windows of the clip carrier and the apertures of the wedge plate. The clip follower is configured and adapted to urge the plurality of clips, in a distal direction relative to the clip carrier, upon reciprocal movement of the wedge plate.
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