Patent ID: 11918221
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
an elongate shaft having first and second jaws on a distal end thereof that are movable between open and closed positions for engaging tissue therebetween, each jaw having a jaw proximal end and a jaw distal end; and
a clip advancing assembly extending through the elongate shaft and configured to advance a plurality of clips through the elongate shaft and to advance a distal-most clip of the plurality of clips into the first and second jaws;
wherein the first and second jaws have opposed inward facing surfaces, each inward facing surface having a clip guide channel formed therealong for receiving and guiding legs of the distal-most clip into the first and second jaws, each clip guide channel having at least one deflectable tab configured to engage a proximal surface of the distal-most clip after the distal-most clip advances past the at least one deflectable tab to prevent proximal movement of the clip; and
wherein the plurality of clips each have respective clip legs with knees, and the proximal surface of the distal-most clip is proximate to the respective knees.