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

Claim 0:
1. 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, the first and second jaws having opposed inward facing surfaces, each inward facing surface having a clip guide channel formed therealong; 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 each clip guide channel is configured to receive and guide legs of the distal-most clip into the first and second jaws, and at least one of the clip guide channels includes a plurality of deflectable clip retention members disposed thereon and configured to apply a biasing force to at least one leg of the distal-most clip when the distal-most clip is disposed within the first and second jaws to thereby retain the distal-most clip within the first and second jaws, the plurality of deflectable clip retention members varying in height relative to one another.