Patent ID: 7875040

Claim:
An applicator comprising a barrel portion and a handle portion attached to the barrel portion, said barrel portion comprising means for holding a surgical clip and said handle portion comprising trigger means, said trigger means being operative to effect closure of a surgical clip held within said barrel portion by movement of said trigger means from a first position to a second position, at which second position said applicator is operative to effect closure of said clip, and in which said trigger means is provided with a visual indicator means indicative of an intermediate trigger position, at which intermediate position said surgical clip held in said barrel portion is closed to a part closed position, said visual indicator means defining an elongate visual indicator line that extends a substantial distance over the trigger means to provide a visual indication even when the trigger means is being gripped by one or more of the digits of a users hand, said visual indicator line extending in a direction between a pivot of the handle and a base end of the trigger.