Applier having automated release of surgical device
CA 2482707 C · Owner: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · Inventors: Bumbalough, Timothy; Ruddocks, David
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In accordance with the present invention there is provided an applier for a surgical device and method that provides automated ejection of the device and gives the surgeon use of the applier with one operative control. The applier includes a handle a tube movable relative to the handle, and an ejector shaft driven by a force element for ejecting the device. It may include a cap called a bullet nose or probe tip. The cap may have a tapered distal surface to ease entry into small otomies in tissue. Using a button or knob to move the tube automatically triggers he ejector shaft to eject the device when the tube is in the correct position.
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- Filed September 28, 2004 and granted July 2, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 28, 2024.
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