US 11,707,282 B2
Multi-piece ligation clip
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US); Roy J. Pilletere, North Haven, CT (US); Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US); Gregory R. Morck, Haddam, CT (US); Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US); Eric Brown, Madison, CT (US); and Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on May 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/866,649.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,584, filed on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0000474 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/122 (2013.01) [A61B 17/128 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip applier comprising:
an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
a tool assembly supported on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the tool assembly including a first jaw, a second jaw, an actuator, and a rail, the rail having a distal portion, the second jaw supported on the distal portion of the rail, the first jaw being pivotably coupled to the second jaw such that the tool assembly is movable between an open position and a clamped position, the rail defining a channel that receives the actuator, the actuator including an actuator rod that is movable within the channel between an advanced position and a retracted position, the actuator rod coupled to the first jaw such that movement of the actuator rod between the advanced position and the retracted position moves the first jaw in relation to the second jaw to move the tool assembly between the open position and the clamped position, wherein in the open position, the first jaw is in longitudinal alignment with the second jaw.