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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8403138 | Surgical clip cartridge and housing member for use therein In order to improve the fixing of the surgical clips in the housing member in a surgical clip cartridge with a housing member and with a plurality of C-shaped surgical clips stored therein, having two limbs connected to one another by a web, the housing member compr... | 03/26/2013 |
| 7963392 | Bar connecting apparatus A bar connecting apparatus applies clips to connect transverse bars used in reinforced concrete. A clip string is fed into the bar connecting apparatus by a clip feed assembly, so several pairs of transverse bars can be connected in rapid succession. A hammer recipr... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7882948 | U-clip assembly and method A structure and method for forming a U-clip assembly made of a plurality of U-clips arrayed in a continuous abutting relation, each U-clip having first and second slots defined in its crown portion with first and second soft metal wires positioned, respectively, in ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7677389 | Commodities package A commodities package is provided for containing commodities, such as staples. The package includes a base container and a cover, the base container and cover having interengaging structure in order to hold them together. The base container and cover are wrapped wit... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7497329 | Staple case In a staple case provided with a staple pull-out opening and a lower face opening, a roll staple is contained, so that the staple case can be directly installed in a staple cartridge. When the staple cartridge is loaded in an electric stapler, a staple-feeding rolle... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7377414 | Cartridge A cartridge from which a staple refill cannot be taken out until all sheet-like connected staple is discharged. A cartridge is drawably provided in a stapler body and has a receiving room for receiving a staple refill, an engagement member with which one side of the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353975 | Stapler There is provided a stapler in which a cartridge can be mounted on a stapler body in a stable manner without wobbling, and fixing of the cartridge can be released in synchronization with opening operation of a door member. A stapler has a cartridge which is provided... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341145 | Single fire vascular ligation clip dispenser A surgical clip dispenser arranged to hold a plurality of surgical clips for retrieval by a clip applier is provided. The dispenser in one aspect includes a clip housing with a plurality of slots each adapted to hold a plurality of surgical clips and is biased for r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337918 | Test strip dispenser A strip dispenser has a strip magazine, a magazine spring, a strip vial component, and a cover. The strip magazine has a magazine open end and an outer magazine casing surrounding the strip magazine adjacent the open end for a predefined distance along the strip mag... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299921 | Staple pack A box-type staple pack (1) formed in accordance with planer dimensions of a staple sheet is provided with an upper face window (3), a bottom face window (4), and a rear face window (5) and is provided with a staple outlet (6) in a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7234622 | Stapler, cartridge for stapler, and system having the stapler and cartridge in combination It is a task of the present invention to provide a stapler of a small size, the structure of which is simple, into which a large number of staples can be charged. It is also a task to provide a cartridge, the structure of which is simple, containing the staples and ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211092 | Automated-feed surgical clip applier and related methods A surgical clip applying apparatus comprises an actuator device, a ratchet mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a clip driving device. The actuator device comprises an interior and a cam mechanism disposed therein. The cam mechanism comprises an axial cam surface. Th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7137507 | Suture and pledget package A suture pledget assembly is disclosed that includes a block with at least one slit and a pledget in an abutting relationship to the block. A suture has first and second end portions that are retained by the first and second slits, respectively. The first and second... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083858 | Thermally activated adhesive films for the collation of wire staples A thermally activated adhesive for coating and holding a multi-end band wire together through a high volume, high speed banding line which comprises a polyolefin in an amount of 2 to 98% by weight based upon the total weight of the adhesive, an acid in an amount of ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066370 | Cassette for stapler A cassette for stapler capable of storing staples with different lengths of needle legs and capable of being manufactured at a low cost, comprising a cassette body formed slender with a channel shaped cross section and having a staple extrusion groove provided at th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052504 | Automated-feed surgical clip applier and related methods A surgical clip applying apparatus comprises an actuator device, a pair of opposing jaws, and an elongate assembly interposed therebetween. A clip driving device disposed in the elongate assembly is actuated by the actuator device to sequentially drive clips through... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047603 | Retainer clip A flexible wirelike retainer clip is adapted to hold a plurality of disc-like rings in a stacked assembly. The retainer clip is resilient and can be selectively actuated to hold the rings in a stacked position to facilitate handling for various purposes such as proc... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013568 | Snap-together eating utensil assembly An eating utensil assembly includes a knife, a fork and a spoon. The knife includes an elongate handle, and grooves are formed in opposite surfaces of the handle. The fork and the spoon each have channel-shaped handles that can be nested over the handle of the knife... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926485 | Nail heads of a nail row The nail heads of a nail row respectively have two symmetrical oblique insert members respectively formed under the front and the rear side, and each oblique insert member has a horizontal plane and an inclined plane connected to each other. Between the horizontal p... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6880699 | Cartridge for holding asymmetric surgical clips A cartridge is provided for retaining surgical clips, and particularly clips used in surgical ligating procedures that have an asymmetrical profile. The cartridge comprises a base having a base longitudinal axis. A plurality of axially spaced walls extend from the b... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6783033 | Dispenser for magnetic objects A dispenser for magnetic objects includes a base having a curved rack. A barrel is attached to the base and has an opening with a magnet adjacent to it for retaining paperclips or other magnetic objects in an easy-access position. The barrel is mounted on a pivot ar... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6755301 | Stapler cassette for packaging and dispensing staples in particular in an automatic frame assembling machine A thin cassette provided with a plurality of passages separated by partitions and open outwards at the front orifices, and at a rear side. On the rear side, each passage is equipped with a driver resting against the staples contained therein. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6626294 | Roll staple A roll staple (1) comprising a roll staple body (11) which is made of a sheet staple formed by a large number of straight staples (10a) jointed parallely, and wound in a roll state so as to make a through hole (1a) at the portion of central axis of the ro... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6578711 | Packing box for a lashing rope winch A packing box for a lashing rope winch includes a holding plate, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The holding plate has several containing recesses arranged side by side. The holding plate has several pairs of opposite securing protrusions for allowing ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6533516 | Interlocking shim An interlocking shim system having interlocking grooves and teeth. The interlocking shim does not require extraneous tools for the process of installation. The system also includes magnets for placing a shim pack in an uneven environment. Since the interl... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499597 | Skin package This invention relates to a novel package, particularly for use as a skin package which may be readily recycled, and to a process for preparing such a package.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6460700 | Cartridge for receiving clips In order to reliably configure the positioning of the clip in the cartridge in any phase, even during removal, in the case of a cartridge for receiving U-shaped clips having a web and two arms projecting therefrom, with a support abutting the underside of... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6408489 | Collated and lubricated fasteners and lubrication station A fastener for use with a crimping tool comprising a length of fastener metal wire bent into a generally C-shaped configuration to form an open ring fastener. The open ring fastener includes spaced opposed curved free end portions integrally interconnecte... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6357588 | Slotted clip and method A clip and collected assembly thereof are provided and including a method of forming the clip and clip assembly. The clip is formed with at least one slot that has at least one projection for keeping a resilient cord press fit in the slot therein against ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6277132 | Needle inserter with a needle protection device In a needle inserter with a needle protector for surgical suturing instruments, including a needle insertion structure having a handle part at one end and a needle mounting part at the other end, a slot is disposed in a needle mounting part for engaging t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273253 | Cartridge and system for holding and applying clips A cartridge for holding clips includes a base and a plurality of walls extending from the base and having wall faces, opposed wall faces of adjacent walls defining a space for receiving a clip, wherein at least one wall of the wall faces has a roughened s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6227365 | Molded product display system A molded product display system having an array-of interconnected, tearably releasable, molded plastic parts, and a display card that is preferably supported by the array of plastic parts for display of the parts at the point of sale. The array of molded ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6158583 | Haemostatic clip holder The support (1) which is in the form of an elongate strip, possesses clip supporting and retaining means which co-operate solely with web portions (51-52) of a clip (5) leaving the lateral limbs (50) thereof free; the support means comprise at least one b... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6126666 | Device for inserting a surgical suture needle into an endoscopic suture apparatus In a device for inserting a surgical suture needle into an endoscopic suture apparatus wherein the device includes two legs which are movable relative to each other, one of the legs has a front end with means for receiving a jaw of an endoscopic suturing ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6086304 | Set of fastening means connected by a connecting means A sheet of staples (11) are formed by arranging a plurality of straight staples (1) in a row like a sheet of paper, and a staple set (10) is formed as a result of connecting them to each other by gluing a at least uniaxially oriented film (12) on at least... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6064577 | Bottom insert belt clip mount on battery A belt clip (100) attaches to a battery housing of a communication device to be worn by a user. The belt clip (100) includes a base (104) and a flexible spring loaded latch (106) having an opening. The base (104) is comprised of a pair of rails (108). The... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6044971 | Clip cartridge A clip cartridge for supporting a plurality of clips is provided. The clip cartridge includes a body defining a plurality of clip chambers each configured and dimensioned to receive a clip therein. Interlocking structure is provided on each end of the car... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024748 | Singleshot anastomosis instrument with detachable loading unit and method There is disclosed a surgical instrument and loading unit for performing an anastomosis of first and second blood vessels. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly and a body portion extending distally from the handle assembly. The detachable lo... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5927491 | Resilient U-clip assembly A resilient clip assembly for securing paired wires is formed by a plurality of similarly oriented U-shaped clips that are held together by a pair of parallel, spaced filaments which are secured to a top crown surface of each clip through a tongue member.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5908430 | Easy loading hemostatic clip and cartridge The present invention provides a cartridge that retains clips in their slots and also facilitates removal of the clips by a clip applier. The slots are provided with at least one and preferably two retaining members that protrude from and preferably run s... | 06/01/1999 |
