Patent ID: 7717926
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, which comprises: a) a handle portion; b) a body extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis; c) a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the body; d) a jaw assembly mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the body, the jaw assembly including first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position; e) a wedge plate longitudinally movable between the first and the second jaw portions; f) a clip pusher configured to individually distally advance a surgical clip to the jaw assembly while the jaw portions are in the spaced apart position; g) an actuator at least partially disposed within the body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of the handle portion, the actuator having a cam link mounted thereto and being in operative cooperation with the wedge plate; and h) a jaw closure member positioned adjacent the first and second jaw portions to move the jaw portions to the approximated position, wherein said cam link longitudinally moves said wedge plate between the first and the second jaw portions, wherein said wedge plate: wherein said wedge plate has: