Clip applier configured to prevent the fall of the staples.

2006 
An endoscopic applicator improved (10) of surgical staples incorporating jaws (20) which close together to approximate tissues to be stapled, a push rod (44) adapted to close the jaws (20), a trigger (16) adapted to actuate the push rod (44), and a ratchet mechanism adapted to prevent the trigger (16) from opening during at least a portion of a closing stroke, the improvement characterized by being: a gasket prefilled formed between the push rod (44) and a linkage coupling the push rod (44) with the trigger (16), allowing the preloaded joint hold the jaws (20) in a fixed position partially closed when the trigger (16 ) is partially opened during a closing stroke to retain a partially formed clip (36) between the jaws.
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