	US 11,937,820 B2
	Jaw for clip applier
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US); Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US); and Carol J. Wynn, Kings Mills, OH (US)
Assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/181,251.
Application 17/181,251 is a continuation of application No. 15/674,121, filed on Aug. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,959,732, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169483 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61B 17/105 (2013.01) [A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2915 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2916 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2937 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7546 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A surgical clip applier, comprising:

an elongate shaft; and

a jaw assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the jaw assembly including

a metal frame having a proximal portion coupled to the elongate shaft and a distal portion including first and second jaws movable between open and closed positions for engaging tissue therebetween, the first and second jaws having opposed inward facing surfaces, and the first and second jaws each having an engagement feature formed thereon, and

a first outer housing extending along and around the first jaw and a second outer housing extending along and around the second jaw, each of the first and second outer housings having a clip track formed therein and configured to contact and guide a clip into the jaws, each of the first and second housings having opposed non-planar and non-linear inward facing surfaces.