Patent ID: 11871935
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating a surgical clip applier, comprising:
positioning the surgical clip applier adjacent a patient for operation, the surgical clip applier including a drive housing, an elongate shaft extending distally from the drive housing, an articulation joint defined at a distal end of the shaft, and an end effector arranged at the distal end of the shaft and including:
first and second jaw members;
a cam slidably engageable with the first and second jaw members; and
an actuation cable extending from the drive housing through the articulation joint and operatively coupled to the cam,

actuating the actuation cable from the drive housing and thereby longitudinally moving the actuation cable;
moving the cam distally and toward the first and second jaw members with the actuation cable; and
collapsing the first and second jaw members as the cam moves distally.