Patent ID: 9011465
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
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 first and the second 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; and h) a jaw closure member positioned adjacent the first and second jaw portions to move the first and the second jaw portions from the spaced-apart position to the approximated position, wherein said cam link longitudinally moves said wedge plate between the first and the second jaw portions.