Patent ID: 8603109

Claim:
An apparatus for applying surgical clips comprising: a body portion housing a clip stack, the body portion including: a clip pusher; a camming member having at least one notch; 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; and a clip follower including: a body having a post configured to receive a biasing member; a distal end configured to urge the clip stack in a distal manner; and an indexing nub on a lateral side of the body, the indexing nub adapted to actuate the lockout member when the clip follower has reached a predetermined clip of the clip stack; and a pair of jaws supported at a distal end of the body portion; 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 dip stack and operable to urge the clip stack distally towards the pair of jaws; wherein when the lockout member is in the second position, the lockout member has at least one of the stop members being positioned to interface with the at least one notch of the camming member, the engagement between the at least one stop member and the at least one notch limiting distal movement of the camming member.