SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER CONFIGURED TO STORE CLIPS IN A STORED STATE
Publication
EP3476334A1
Kind: A1
Mar 18, 2026
Applicants
Ethicon LLC
Inventors
STOKES, Michael J., SHELTON, IV Frederick E., BAXTER, III Chester O., HARRIS, Jason L., BRADY, John E., KUHN, Matthew T., BRUNS, Jeffery D., CUTI, Alexander R., DECK, Andrew C.
Abstract
Surgical clip appliers are disclosed comprising a plurality of clips which are stored in a compressed state. When a stored clip is moved into the crimping chamber of the surgical clip applier, the clip can assume a configuration which is different than its stored configuration before it is crimped.
IPC Classifications
A61B 17/29 20060101AFI20250616BHEP
A61B 17/122 20060101ALI20250616BHEP
A61B 17/128 20060101ALI20250616BHEP
A61B 17/34 20060101ALI20250616BHEP
A61B 17/00 20060101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 34/30 20160101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 90/00 20160101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 18/00 20060101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 18/14 20060101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 17/28 20060101ALN20250616BHEP
A61B 17/32 20060101ALN20250616BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR