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Timestamp: 2017-12-16 08:57:01
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 10179741', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 06252083', 'Application No. 10179741', 'Application No. 06252080', 'Application No. 0625479', 'Application No. 0625479', 'Application No. 06254793', 'Application No. 06254800', 'Application No. 06254801', 'Application No. 10179717', 'Application No. 10179743', 'Application No. 0806148', 'Application No. 0602116']

Patente US9717504 - Clip applier with migrational resistance features - Google Patentes
A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and a shaft extending therefrom with opposed...http://www.google.es/patents/US9717504?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US9717504 - Clip applier with migrational resistance features
Número de publicación US9717504 B2
Número de solicitud US 14/449,917
Fecha de presentación 1 Ago 2014
También publicado como CA2560359A1, CA2560359C, CN1994236A, DE602006006627D1, EP1764044A1, EP1764044B1, EP1764044B2, US7740641, US8246635, US8821516, US20060235442, US20100249804, US20110218555, US20140343578, US20170273689
Número de publicación 14449917, 449917, US 9717504 B2, US 9717504B2, US-B2-9717504, US9717504 B2, US9717504B2
Inventores Thomas W. Huitema
Cesionario original Ethicon Llc
Citas de patentes (338), Otras citas (28), Clasificaciones (10), Eventos legales (3)
US 9717504 B2
advancing opposed jaws on a distal end of an elongate shaft of a surgical device into a body;
positioning tissue between the opposed jaws such that the tissue is received within a recess formed in a distal end of a tissue stop disposed between the opposed jaws; and
actuating the surgical device so as to distally advance an advancer along an alignment mechanism on the tissue stop that is proximal to the recess, the distal advancement of the advancer causing a clip to be distally advanced along the alignment mechanism and into the opposed jaws, the advancer and the alignment mechanism each contacting and maintaining the clip in alignment with the opposed jaws as opposed legs of the clip are clipping the tissue between the opposed jaws and until the clip is fully closed.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the actuating so as to repeatedly distally advance the advancer along the alignment mechanism so as to sequentially cause a plurality of additional clips to distally advance along the alignment mechanism and into the opposed jaws, the advancer and the alignment mechanism each contacting and maintaining each of the plurality of additional clips in alignment with the opposed jaws until each of the plurality of additional clips is fully closed.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the advancer has been advanced to a distal-most position along the alignment mechanism, an apex of the clip abuts against the alignment mechanism.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the alignment mechanism extends longitudinally on the tissue stop such that the clip distally advancing along the alignment mechanism is advancing along a longitudinal axis of the tissue stop.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein a distal-most end of the alignment mechanism is proximal to the opposed jaws such that the clip is aligned with the opposed jaws prior to the clip distally advancing into the opposed jaws.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein a distal-most end of the alignment mechanism is proximal to the recess such that the clip is aligned with the tissue positioned in the recess prior to the clip distally advancing into contact with the tissue positioned in the recess.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the alignment mechanism comprises a ramped guide member that increases in a distal direction.
The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/111,328 filed on May 19, 2011 and entitled “Clip Applier with Migration Resistance Features,” which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/813,547 filed on Jun. 11, 2010 and entitled “Clip Applier with Migration Resistance Features,” which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/162,584 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,740,641) filed on Sep. 15, 2005 and entitled “Clip Applier With Migrational Resistance Features,” which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/907,763 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,297,149) filed on Apr. 14, 2005 and entitled “Surgical Clip Applier Methods,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/907,764 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,288,098) filed on Apr. 14, 2005 and entitled “Force Limiting Mechanism For Medical Instrument,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/907,765 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,261,724) filed on Apr. 14, 2005 and entitled “Surgical Clip Advancement Mechanism,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/907,766 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,686,820) filed on Apr. 14, 2005 and entitled “Surgical Clip Applier Ratchet Mechanism,” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/907,768 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,724) filed on Apr. 14, 2005 and entitled “Surgical Clip Advancement And Alignment Mechanism.” These references are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
A person skilled in the art will appreciate that the shape, size, and configuration of the ramp member can vary depending on the particular configuration of the jaws and other components of the clip applier. In one exemplary embodiment, the ramped member 47′ can have a maximum height hRmax of about 0.025″, as measured from a central plane extending through the tissue stop 46′. More preferably the height hRmax is in the range of about 0.008″ “to 0.020”, and most preferably the height hRmax is in the range of about 0.010″ to 0.015″. The incline angle αR of the ramped member 47′ can also vary, but in an exemplary embodiment the ramped member 47′ has an incline angle αR in the range of about 5° to 45°, and more preferably 5° to 30°, and most preferably 10° to 20°. The width wr of the ramped member 47′ can also vary, but in an exemplary embodiment the ramped member 47′ preferably has a width wr that is slightly less than a space between the jaws 20 in the fully closed position.
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Clasificación internacional A61B17/128, A61B90/00, A61B17/10, A61B17/068
Clasificación cooperativa A61B17/0682, A61B17/128, Y10S227/901, A61B2090/032, A61B17/10, A61B17/1285
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