Patents Assigned to Origin Medsystems, Incorporated
  • Surgical clip closure apparatus with safety stop
    Patent number: 5547474
    Abstract: According to the present invention, apparatus are provided for applying surgical clips to body tissue with a safety stop for preventing tissue damage resulting from closure of the clip closing mechanism when a clip is not present therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; means for closing clips having a pair of forming surfaces, and means for limiting closure of the closing means when a clip is absent therefrom such that a gap separates the forming surfaces in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Origin Medsystems, Incorporated
    Inventors: Terrance Kloeckl, Todd Thompson, Peter F. Costa, William A. Holmes, Jay Daulton