Ligating clip advance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5626585
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08308084

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A clip advance for sequentially advancing a stack of surgical clips in a surgical clip applier. The clip advance includes a longitudinally extending housing having a first channel for receiving the clips. A pusher is mounted in the housing for reciprocating longitudinal movement. The pusher has a plurality of tabs arranged to correspondingly engage and distally move respective ones of the stack of clips when said pusher is moved distally. A cam and cam surface interact to move the tabs out of longitudinal contacting alignment with the clips upon proximal movement of the pusher.

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  • UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lang, Arthur V Maplewood, MN 49 1220
Mittelstadt, William A Woodbury, MN 52 1902

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