MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER

A surgical clip applier having an adjustable jaw open dimension, including an instrument body having jaws at a distal end and an actuator at a proximal end; an actuator shaft movable longitudinally relative to the instrument body to transmit actuating force from the actuator to the jaws; and an adju...

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Hauptverfasser: WALSH, David A, KNUPP, Wayne Robert Jr, SWIERCZEK, Robert
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical clip applier having an adjustable jaw open dimension, including an instrument body having jaws at a distal end and an actuator at a proximal end; an actuator shaft movable longitudinally relative to the instrument body to transmit actuating force from the actuator to the jaws; and an adjusting member threadedly engaged with the actuator shaft and configured to engage the instrument body at a jaw open position, wherein rotation of the adjusting member relative to the actuating shaft moves the adjusting member longitudinally relative to the actuating shaft to adjust a jaw open position of the jaws when the adjusting member contacts the instrument body.