Patent ID: 7615058

Claim:
A surgical clip applier, comprising: a) an outer tubular member having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal axis; b) a clip-advancing element extending through said tubular member, and having proximal and distal ends, said distal end defining a clip-pushing end; c) a jaw mount located at said distal end of said tubular member; d) first and second jaws mounted on said jaw mount, at least one of said jaws being rotatable on said jaw mount relative to the other of said jaws, said first jaw including a first clamping surface, a first longitudinally extending clip guide recessed relative to said first clamping surface, and a curved or bent distal anvil directed toward said second jaw and curved or bent relative to said first clip guide, said distal anvil having a tissue piercing end portion, said second jaw including a second clamping surface, a second longitudinally extending clip guide recessed relative to said second clamping surface, a well recessed relative to a surface of said second clip guide and located distal of said second clip guide, and at least one anvil guide laterally offset relative to said distal anvil; e) at least one control element having proximal and distal ends and extending within said tubular member, said distal end of each said at least one control element being coupled to at least one of said jaws; and f) a handle assembly coupled to said proximal ends of said tubular member, said clip-advancing element, and said at least one control element and adapted (i) to move said clip-advancing element relative to said tubular member, and (ii) to move said at least one control element relative to said tubular member to effect clamping of said jaws.