摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscopic surgical clip applier having a mechanism for stabilizing a jaw structure during the insertion of surgical clips. <P>SOLUTION: An apparatus for application of surgical fasteners to body tissue has: (a) a handle portion 12; (b) a body 14 extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis; (c) a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed within the body; (d) a jaw assembly 16 mounted adjacent to a distal end portion of the body and including first and second jaw portions movable between a spaced-apart and an approximated position; (e) a drive member 18 configured to individually advance the surgical fasteners distally to the jaw assembly during a period when the jaw portions are spaced-apart; (f) an actuator at least partially disposed within the body and longitudinally movable in response to actuation of the handle portion; and (g) a counter supported by the handle portion and configured to display at least one from the remaining occurrence number of events and the occurrence number of events. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |