Patent ID: 9011464
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, the apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a handle and a trigger moveable with respect to the handle; an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the elongated shaft including at least one surgical clip disposed therein, each surgical clip including a pair of legs connected to each other at one end by a crossbar, each of the pair of legs having an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface, the outwardly facing surface having a raised profile protruding therefrom and extending longitudinally therealong, wherein the outwardly facing surface of each leg of each surgical clip is defined by a first wall and a second wall angled toward each other and defining a first angle therebetween; and a jaw assembly disposed at a distal end of the elongated shaft, the jaw assembly including first and second opposed jaws moveable between a spaced apart position and an approximated position, each of the jaws defining a recess extending longitudinally along opposing inner surfaces thereof, each of the recesses defining a longitudinally extending groove having a profile substantially complementary to the raised profile of the legs of the at least one surgical clip, wherein the groove of each jaw is defined by a first wall and a second wall angled toward each other and defining a second angle therebetween, the first angle being smaller than the second angle; wherein the legs of each of the surgical clips is positionable at least partially within respective grooves of the recesses of the jaws.