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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4712549 | Automatic hemostatic clip applier A tool for storing dispensing, and applying hemostatic clips includes a shell-like housing, and a pair of ring-handle actuating levers extending therefrom. An elongated dispensing and applying portion extends longitudinally from the housing, and includes ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4691853 | Surgical stapler A surgical stapler device of the so-called pistol grip type includes a stack of staples loaded into a lower cartridge in an orientation similar to a conventional paper stapler. A former rotates and turns a leading staple 90° or normal to its prior orient... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4662373 | Surgical ligating instrument An improved surgical ligating instrument has been invented. The improvements comprise crimping means having canted jaws and advancing means having a clip actuator, said actuator having a first and second pawl in alternate relationship. A surgical ligating... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4576166 | Surgical ligating instrument An improved surgical ligating instrument has been invented. The improvements comprise a crimping mechanism having canted jaws and an advancing mechanism having a clip actuator, said actuator having a first and a second pawl in alternate relationship. A su... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4565199 | Ligator A surgical ligator to locate and clamp a substantially U-shaped clip about a tubular member such as a blood vessel or the like, to close off the tubular member. The ligator comprises first and second handle elements pivoted in pliers-like fashion and term... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4532925 | Ligator device A ligator device has handles which are linked to a center slide to make the same move rearwardly when the handles are squeezed together. A pair of jaws surround the front of the slide top and bottom and are connected to it so as to open when the handles a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4480641 | Tip configuration for a ligating clip applier A multiple clip applier including a handle and a cartridge which holds a large number of ligating clips and which snaps into a cartridge-receiving channel on the handle. The handle operates like an elongated scissors with scissors handles at one end and j... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4480640 | Ligating device There is disclosed a ligating device which includes a magazine housing containing a supply of ligating clips. The device has two handles and when these handles are squeezed together they clamp a ligating clip about a vessel to be ligated. When the handles... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4471780 | Multiple ligating clip applier instrument A multiple clip applier including a handle and a cartridge which holds a large number of ligating clips and which snaps into a cartridge-receiving channel on the handle. The handle operates like an elongated scissors with scissors handles at one end and j... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4402444 | Surgical stapling instrument with automatic frame reinforcement In a surgical stapling instrument in which tissue is stapled between the opposing legs of a U-shaped frame, the staple carrying assembly automatically engages the free ends of both legs of the frame to structurally reinforce the frame during operation of ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4396139 | Surgical stapling system, apparatus and staple A surgical stapling system, apparatus and staple wherein a resilient staple has a relaxed closed configuration, is expanded into an open crescent shape, and finally is allowed to return to its closed configuration while simultaneously piercing and drawing... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4152920 | System for applying surgical clips Novel system for applying surgical clips consisting of an instrument and disposable cartridge that together create a forceps with the cartridge being quickly detachable from the instrument to permit easy and fast replacement during a surgical procedure. T... | 05/08/1979 |
