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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187287 | Anti-backup mechanism An anti-backup mechanism for constraining operating components in an operating mechanism to complete first and second strokes of reciprocal linear motion. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8147504 | Apparatus and methods for delivering fasteners during valve replacement A fastener delivery tool includes a belt including pairs of features for releasably engaging tines of respective fasteners in a relaxed state defining a loop. The tool includes a loading chamber for receiving a fastener from the belt, a retaining member for limiting... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142451 | Actuator and detachable connector of flexible clip applier A clip applier for deploying a surgical clip includes an actuator having a flexible wire and a collet chuck coupled to a piston. Further, actuation of the piston in a forward direction towards a distal end of the clip applier advances the flexible wire in the forwar... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133240 | Multiple hemoclip system for an endoscope Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pusher is move... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128643 | Apparatus for applying surgical clips An apparatus for applying surgical clips has a body portion housing a clip stack and a pair of jaws supported at a distal end of the body portion. The body portion includes a camming member, a clip follower and a lockout member having a plurality of stop members. Th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080021 | Multiple clip deployment magazine An apparatus for deployment of multiple hemostatic clips, includes a shaft connected to a handle and a control linkage operatively connected to the handle in combination with a magazine disposed at a distal end of the shaft, the magazine containing a plurality of cl... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8062311 | Endoscopic hemostatic clipping apparatus An apparatus for applying clips to tissue, comprises a plurality of clips, each of the clips including a proximal end having a pair of opposed jaws and a distal end including a linking feature, where the clips are linked to one another to form a clip chain with a li... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8021375 | Surgical clip applicator A surgical clip applicator for applying surgical clips to body tissue includes an elongated ram housing that has proximal and distal ends and at least partially encloses a ram. A trigger housing includes a trigger that has an open position and a closed position. The... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7942885 | Surgical clip applier having clip chamber with clip chain A surgical clip applier includes a clip chamber defined at the distal end of the instrument. A clip chain of at least two clips is provided in the clip chamber. The clip chain is coupled such that both relatively distal and proximal movement of the proximalmost clip... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931660 | Powered tacker instrument There is provided a powered tacker device for use in installing multiple surgical fasteners through a prosthetic mesh into tissue. The powered tacker device generally includes a handle assembly and a tacker assembly extending distally from the handle assembly. The h... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7887553 | Right angle clip applier apparatus and method A right angle clip applier apparatus including a distal clip applying mechanism and a proximal advancing mechanism positioned in a handle assembly. The clip applying mechanism includes a feed rod interfacing with a cartridge for the advancing and applying of clips o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862571 | Occlusion clip and method of applying same An occlusion clip is disclosed that comprises an upper occlusion member having substantially parallel first and second upper occlusion arms each having proximal and distal upper occlusion arm ends. The first and second upper occlusion arms define an upper main body ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7833234 | Appliance for storing, distributing and placing surgical fasteners An appliance for storing, distributing and placing surgical fasteners comprises a handgrip body and an elongate element attached to the handgrip. The elongate element includes a magazine slide adapted to be displaced in the elongate element by a control rod. The con... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819886 | Endoscopic surgical clip applier An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue includes an actuator at least partially disposed within a body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of a handle portion. The apparatus includes a jaw closure member positioned adjacent the ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766924 | System for performing anastomosis An anastomosis tool includes a handle connected to a tissue effector that may be capable of being oriented in two or more positions relative to the handle. The tissue effector holds a graft vessel having at least one flap defined in at least one end thereof against ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7740641 | Clip applier with migrational resistance features A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and a s... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731725 | Surgical instrument with improved handle assembly A modular clip applier includes a cartridge containing multiple surgical clips, and a handle assembly for operating the cartridge to crimp one of the clips onto body tissue of a patient. The handle assembly has a scissors configuration with a bayonet coupling, and f... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731724 | Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and an ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717926 | Endoscopic surgical clip applier An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue has a handle portion with a body extending distally from the handle portion defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the body. The apparatus also has a jaw assembly m... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7637917 | Endoscopic surgical clip applier A surgical clip applying apparatus is disclosed which has a handle portion, a body extending distally from the handle portion defining a longitudinal axis and a number of surgical clips disposed within the body. The apparatus has a movable member biased in the housi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7572266 | Clip applier tool having a discharge configuration A surgical ligation instrument and method for ligating a fluid carrying structure are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a surgical ligation instrument and method for deploying a spring clip over the fluid carrying structure without pre-clamping the fluid ca... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569063 | Instrument for storing and dispensing a surgical fastener The device, designed to be fixed to the distal end of a fastener-positioning instrument, comprises a plane transverse distal end, a split first longitudinal channel and a second longitudinal channel, in which channels the anchoring bar and the stop bar of a fastener... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7422137 | Anastomosis instrument and method for performing same A surgical instrument for creating an anastomosis includes a housing, a handle extending from the housing and a fastener support member extending distally from the housing. The fastener support member is configured and dimensioned to releasably support a plurality o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419495 | Trigger lockout device for clip applying instrument A trigger lockout device for a clip applying instrument. The lockout device includes a displaceable slider actuable by squeezing a trigger slidable in first and second directions a longitudinal axial direction within the barrel, and a block disposed within the barre... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7371244 | Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring device A deployment device for anchoring a suture to a suture anchoring device, which is made from a helically coiled member, includes a winding tube for winding a suture around the coiled member in a helical path such that the suture is attached to at least one turn of th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371243 | Surgical apparatus and method for anastomosis A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector having an anvil and a staple holder movable relative to one another, with a graft affixer connected to the staple holder. A single incision may be made in an en... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367939 | Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument A flexible endoscopic dip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361178 | Cranial flap clamp and instrument for use therewith The disclosed cranial flap clamp includes first and second clamping members and an extension member. A portion of the first member is positionable against inferior surfaces of a bone flap and skull and a portion of the second member is positionable against superior ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357806 | Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applier A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil, a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357805 | Clip device for endoscope and clip for endoscope for use therein A clipping device improves defects that the clip can not be again opened once the clip is closed, and that it is necessary to execute the operation in a state in which the clip is not sufficiently opened. The invention provides a clip device for an endoscope constit... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357287 | Surgical stapling instrument having preloaded firing assistance mechanism A surgical severing and stapling instrument clamps tissue in a staple applying assembly comprising a lower jaw of an elongate channel holding a staple cartridge and a pivotally opposed upper jaw (anvil). A firing handle drives a rack in a handle connected to a firin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354399 | Otoscopic tip element and related method of use A tip element for an otoscopic apparatus includes engagement features that permit selective attachment to two different tip attachment mechanisms. The tip element includes both interior and exterior engagement features that provide interchangeability with otoscopes ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351258 | Apparatus and method for fixation of vascular grafts An apparatus for facilitating securement of a vascular graft within a blood vessel, includes a shaft dimensioned for passage within a blood vessel and having an expansion member movable between a contracted condition and an expanded condition and a fastener array co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338503 | Non-invasive surgical ligation clip system and method of using A surgical ligation clip capable of remote deployment through a catheter. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331968 | Endoscopic clip applier with threaded clip A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331969 | Micro tools Tool arrays for biomedical surgery where the tools consist of layered polymer micromuscles arranged to induce geometrical changes and movements via an electrochemically induced change of volume in at least one polymer layer. The tool or tool arrays are mounted on a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326233 | Surgical clip A surgical clip having a sliding state and a crimped state is adapted for use in a surgical procedure initially to slide along suture ends to an operative position and ultimately to crimp the suture ends at the operative position. a sub straight, bendable between th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316693 | Ligation clip applier and method A torsional ligation clip applier and method of use for endoscopic or laparoscopic vessel occlusion procedures is provided. The ligation clip includes a hub portion and ligation arms for occluding a vessel. Ligation arms are independently rotatable about a common ax... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300444 | Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system includes an anvil that enters the wall of the target vessel through an entry... | 11/27/2007 |
