US 11,737,763 B1
Laparoscope for installing surgical clips
Abdulrahman Saleh Almulhim, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Assigned to KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed by KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,243.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1285 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laparoscopic method for performing a cholecystectomy on a patient using a dip applicator, comprising:
loading a plurality of surgical clips into a clip holder of said clip applicator;
positioning a distal end of a clip applicator near a surgical field of a gallbladder to be removed from the patient;
positioning a first, a second, and a third surgical dip near a severed portion of a cystic artery and a severed portion of a cystic duct of the patient;
squeezing a trigger on the clip applicator wherein the first, second, and third surgical clips are released simultaneously from the clip applicator and simultaneously clamp onto the to severed portion of the cystic artery and the severed portion of the cystic duct;
securing the severed portion of the cystic artery and the severed portion of the cystic duct; and
removing the gallbladder from the surgical field.