Patent ID: 6159223
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An applicator having a jaw portion comprising:a first jaw member having a first operating portion, a first downwardly directed jaw face and a first distal end, said first operating portion having a first operating face opposite said first jaw face;a second jaw member having a second operating portion, a second upwardly directed jaw face, and a second distal end, said second operating portion having a second operating face opposite said second jaw face;wherein said second jaw member is movable relative to a portion of said first jaw member such that said first distal end and said second distal end are displaced a first distance from one another when in a first open position, and said first distal end and said second distal end are displaced a second distance from one another when in a second closed position said first distance being greater than said second distance; andwherein when a clip is inserted into the jaw members, said first and second operating faces separate the legs of said clip; andwherein the first jaw face and the second jaw face are in contact with tissue to be clipped when placed in the second closed position.