Multiple-Firing Crimp Device and Methods for Using and Manufacturing Same

摘要

A multiple-firing crimp device comprises crimps, a shaft, a crimp movement assembly, and a snare. Each crimp has an internal hollow. The shaft has a distal crimping location, an exterior surface, and an interior with the clips stacked therein, the crimps moving therein along a longitudinal axis. The shaft defines a lateral opening proximal to the crimping location and communicates the interior to the environment outside the exterior surface. The crimp movement assembly within the shaft delivers the first crimp to the distal crimping location by moving the first crimp longitudinally from a first proximal position into the distal crimping location and returning to a second proximal position without the first crimp. The snare pulls at least one cord from distal of the first crimp through the first crimp and through a portion of the shaft and out the side of the shaft through the lateral opening.

主权项

1. A multiple-firing crimp device, comprising:
a plurality of crimps each having an internal hollow; a hollow shaft:
having:
a distal crimping location;an exterior surface; andan interior in which is stacked the plurality of crimps to define a first crimp, the crimps moving therein along a longitudinal axis; anddefining a lateral opening proximal to the crimping location and communicating between the interior and the environment outside the exterior surface; a crimp movement assembly within the interior of the shaft and delivering the first crimp to the distal crimping location by moving the first crimp longitudinally from a first proximal position into the distal crimping location and returning to a second proximal position without the first crimp; and a snare that pulls at least one cord from distal of the first crimp through the first crimp and through a portion of the shaft and out the side of the shaft through the lateral opening.