Patent ID: 11937820
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
an elongate shaft; and
a jaw assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the jaw assembly including
a metal frame having a proximal portion coupled to the elongate shaft and a distal portion including first and second jaws movable between open and closed positions for engaging tissue therebetween, the first and second jaws having opposed inward facing surfaces, and the first and second jaws each having an engagement feature formed thereon, and
a first outer housing extending along and around the first jaw and a second outer housing extending along and around the second jaw, each of the first and second outer housings having a clip track formed therein and configured to contact and guide a clip into the jaws, each of the first and second housings having opposed non-planar and non-linear inward facing surfaces.