US Patent No: 7,264,625
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Surgical clip applier with remote operation
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Sep 4, 2007
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Jun 19, 2000
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09/596,806
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Abstract
A surgical clip applier for use in closing wounds under the microscope in small blood vessels modifies a well-known clip applier system to make more steady and reliable the application of very small clips during surgery on a scale of vessel size of 2 mm in external diameter and smaller. The known device is modified internally so as to be capable of receiving a flexible remote actuation device which can be a cable release such as used for a camera shutter, or which can be a flexible hydraulic or pneumatic line as a force-transmitting device. Thus, the surgeon can hold the clip applier very steadily at the site desired without contracting any intrinsic muscles while the cable release is depressed by another person, or with the surgeon's other hand, or with a foot pedal.
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| 4,485,817 Surgical stapler apparatus with flexible shaft | 226 | 1982 | |
| 4,488,523 Flexible, hydraulically actuated device for applying surgical fasteners | 173 | 1982 | |
| 4,646,745 Surgical stapler apparatus with curved shaft | 218 | 1985 | |
| 4,754,909 Flexible stapler | 277 | 1987 | |
| 5,779,130 Self-contained powered surgical apparatus | 315 | 1994 | |
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| 6,443,973 Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments | 280 | 1999 | |
| 6,533,157 Tissue stapling attachment for use with an electromechanical driver device | 117 | 2000 | |
| 2002/0165,444 Imaging device | 18 | 2002 | |
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| 4,586,503 Surgical microclip | 191 | 1983 | |
| 4,733,664 Surgical clip, applier, and method | 70 | 1985 | |
| 4,929,240 Surgical clip and applier | 199 | 1987 | |
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| 5,868,761 Surgical clip applier | 71 | 1996 | |
| 5,720,756 Surgical clip applier | 55 | 1996 | |
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| 5,702,048 Device for microanatomosis of blood vessels | 46 | 1995 | |
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| 5,951,574 Multiple clip applier having a split feeding mechanism | 65 | 1998 | |
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| 4,610,383 Disposable linear surgical stapler | 500 | 1983 | |
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| 5,174,276 Endoscope device for applying an aneurysm clip | 148 | 1991 | |
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| 5,258,007 Powered surgical instrument | 105 | 1992 | |
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| 6,599,298 Automatic surgical clip applier | 30 | 2000 | |
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| 6,221,083 Synchronized stapler/needle driver/forceps for motion in all planes | 27 | 1999 | |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Mar 4, 2015 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Mar 4, 2019 |
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| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |