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

Claim 0:
1. A surgical clip applier, comprising:
a drive housing;
an elongate shaft extending distally from the drive housing; and
an end effector arranged at a 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 and operatively coupled to the cam; and
an articulation joint interposing the end effector and the shaft and including a distal clevis coupled to the end effector, a proximal clevis coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and a spacer interposing the distal and proximal clevises,
wherein the actuation cable extends through the articulation joint and wherein longitudinal movement of the actuation cable through the articulation joint moves the cam distally to collapse the first and jaw members.