Patent ID: 8128643
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising: a body portion housing a clip stack; and a pair of jaws supported at a distal end of the body portion; the body portion including a clip pusher, a camming member and a clip follower, the clip pusher being movably positioned within the body portion and being operable to advance a distal-most clip from the clip stack to a position between the pair of jaws, the camming member being movably positioned within the body portion and being operable to approximate the pair of jaws to deform the distal-most clip, and the clip follower being positioned proximally of the clip stack and operable to urge the clip stack distally towards the pair of jaws; wherein the body portion further includes a lockout member having a plurality of stop members, the lockout member being movable from a first position in slidable relation to the camming member to a second position interlocked with the camming member; wherein the camming member has at least one notch; wherein in a second position, the lockout member has at least one of the stop members being positioned to interface with the at least one notch, the engagement between the at least one stop member and the at least one notch limiting distal movement of the camming member; and wherein the clip follower actuates the lockout member when the clip follower advances to a predetermined clip in the clip stack.