Patent ID: 9044239
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi clip magazine for surgical procedures, comprising: a substantially cylindrical shell; a proximal end of the shell adapted for connection with a clip deployment apparatus; a central lumen for containing a clip chain rotatable therein; a distal end of the shell having a clip deployment opening and surface features adapted to facilitate opening and to cause closing and locking of a distal-most clip of the clip chain; and an expanded portion of the shell providing a region for the next clip immediately proximal to the distal-most clip to open and release the distal-most clip while the next clip is in any rotational orientation, wherein the expanded portion extends 360 degrees around a circumference of the shell, wherein the expanded portion comprises a circumferential bulge of the shell having a radius increased with respect to proximal and distal portions of the shell.