Patent ID: 9326776
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical clip applier comprising: a handle assembly having two movable handles connected at a pivot point; wherein each of the two movable handles has a proximal end and distal end, the distal end having an end effector extending therefrom, jaws removably connected to the end effectors of the handle assembly, wherein movement of the proximal ends of the two handles cause the jaws to close or open; and a cartridge carrying multiple surgical clips and having a manually movable actuator attached to the cartridge operationally advancing at least one of the multiple surgical clips within the cartridge such that the manually movable actuator is movable in a first direction to feed one of the multiple surgical clips into the jaws and movable in a second direction opposite the first direction to prepare another one of the multiple surgical clips for placement into the jaws, the manually movable actuator movable independently of the two movable handles, the cartridge removably connected to the handle assembly; wherein the cartridge further comprises: a pusher connected to the manually movable actuator and slidable to deliver a single clip of the multiple surgical clips to the jaws during a first portion of movement of the manually movable actuator in the first direction; and a gang pusher connected to the pusher, the gang pusher remaining stationary during the first portion of movement of the manually movable actuator and arranged to simultaneously contact and move each clip in the cartridge other than the single clip towards the jaws during a second portion of movement of the manually movable actuator in the first direction.