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App. No. 14/834,186

CARTRIDGE WITH MULTI-CLIP DISPENSING PROVISIONS

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App. No.
14/834,186
Abstract

An endoscopic surgical apparatus is configured to be loaded with a replaceable cartridge. The cartridge is loaded with a single-file line-up of a series of endoscopic clips. The endoscopic surgical apparatus is furthermore configured to apply (ie., dispense) each clip serially in the line-up, one clip at a time, wherever and whenever the user (eg., surgeon) chooses.

Claims (4)

1 . Endoscopic apparatus comprising:

an elongated flexible conduit extending between a control end and a dispensing end for endoscopic clip dispensing, said elongated flexible conduit being formed with at least one elongated lumen for clip dispensing service which likewise extends between the control end and dispensing end;

an elongated cartridge loaded in the lumen proximate the dispensing end, said cartridge containing a series of endoscopic clips in a single-file line between a lead clip, which will be the first to be dispensed, and a trailing-most clip, which will be the last to be dispensed; and

an actuator which can be controlled from the control end of the elongated flexible conduit to dispense one clip at a time.