Patent ID: 9439654
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, the apparatus comprising: a shaft assembly defining a longitudinal axis, the shaft assembly including: a handle assembly including a trigger and a drive bar reciprocally translatable by the trigger upon an actuation thereof, wherein the shaft assembly is supported by and extends distally from the handle assembly; wherein distal advancement of the drive bar results in a distal advancement of each of the connector plate, the pusher bar, and a wedge plate, wherein a physical-stop is configured to stop the distal advancement of the wedge plate after a distal end of the wedge plate enters between the jaws; wherein distal advancement of the pusher bar is configured to be stopped following an advancement of the distal-most surgical clip into the jaws by the pusher bar; and wherein the distal advancement of the connector plate is configured to be stopped after the distal advancement of the wedge plate and the pusher bar stops.