IP Library Granted Patent US 12,514,584
Granted Patent B2
US 12,514,584 · App. 17/854,250 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Clip applier comprising interchangeable clip reloads

Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); Jason L Harris (Lebanon, OH); Gregory J. Bakos (Mason, OH); Chester O. Baxter, III (Loveland, OH)
Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
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Patent No.
US 12,514,584
App. No.
17/854,250
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, and a first reload releasably attachable to the shaft. The first reload comprises a first end effector and a first clip magazine including a plurality of first clips. The surgical device further comprises a second reload releasably attachable to the shaft when the first reload is not attached to the shaft. The first reload and the second reload are different sizes. The second reload comprises a second end effector and a second clip magazine including a plurality of second clips.

Claims (19)

1 . A surgical device for clipping tissue, comprising:

a housing;

a shaft extending from said housing;

a distal head coupled to the shaft, the distal head including an opening located on a sidewall of the distal head, wherein the opening has a distal inner sidewall that is spaced apart from a distal end of the distal head;

a first reload comprising a magazine of first clips, wherein said first reload is releasably attachable to said distal head and wherein the first reload includes a first protrusion configured to be received in the opening of the distal head when the first reload is attached to the distal head;

a second reload comprising a magazine of second clips, wherein said second reload is releasably attachable to said distal head when said first reload is not attached to said distal head, wherein the second reload includes a second protrusion configured to be received in the opening of the distal head when the second reload is attached to the distal head, and wherein said magazine of first clips and said magazine of second clips are different sizes; and

an end effector extending from said distal head, wherein said end effector comprises:

a first jaw;

a second jaw, wherein said first jaw and said second jaw are movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position; and

a receiving portion at least partially defined between said first jaw and said second jaw.

2 . The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein said magazine of second clips is larger than said magazine of first clips.

3 . The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein each said first clip of said magazine of first clips and each said second clip of said magazine of second clips are different sizes.

4 . The surgical device of claim 1 , wherein said shaft comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein said distal head is coupled to said distal portion, and wherein the surgical device further comprises an articulation joint configured to connect said distal head and said distal portion.

5 . The surgical device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a motor configured to output rotary motions; and

a firing drive operably responsive to said rotary motions, wherein said firing drive is operably connected to a first driver of said first reload when said first reload is attached to said shaft, and wherein said firing drive is operably connected to a second driver of said second reload when said second reload is attached to said shaft.

6 . The surgical device of claim 5 , wherein said first driver is configured to translate through a first driver stroke in response to a rotation of said firing drive when said first reload is attached to said shaft, wherein said second driver is configured to translate through a second driver stroke in response to said rotation of said firing drive when said second reload is attached to said shaft, and wherein said first driver stroke and said second driver stroke are different.

7 . The surgical device of claim 6 , wherein a clip from said magazine of first clips is advanced into said receiving portion of said end effector during said first driver stroke, and wherein a clip from said magazine of second clips is advanced into said receiving portion of said end effector during said second driver stroke.

8 . The surgical device of claim 6 , wherein said first jaw and said second jaw are moved toward said closed position during said first driver stroke, and wherein said first jaw and said second jaw are moved toward said closed position during said second driver stroke.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; HARRIS, JASON L.; BAKOS, GREGORY J.; BAXTER, CHESTER O., III
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 062705/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 062751/0483 →
Continuity (33)
Continuation 16172130 · Oct 26, 2018
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