CA2509614C - Endoscopic surgical instrument having a rotational actuator with an energy storage element - Google Patents
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Abstract
A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for opening and closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaw assembly, and a crank for dispensing clips. The knob and the lever are coupled to a single control member which extends through the coil to a joiner where it is joined to a pair of pull wires coupled to the jaws. The crank is coupled to a second control member which is threaded along a distal portion. The threaded portion engages a threaded member near the pusher and is coupled to the pusher such that rotation of the threaded control member by the crank causes the pusher to be moved distally.
Description
11 1. Field of the Invention 12 This invention relates broadly to surgical instruments.
13 Particularly, this invention relates to flexible endoscopic 14 instruments for use through an endoscope. More particularly, this invention relates to a surgical clip applier which is 16 adapted for use through an endoscope and may be used to clamp 17 and/or suture, ducts, vessels, and other tissues, to anchor a 18 tissue, or to attach a foreign body to a tissue.
2. State of the Art 21 Surgical clips are generally used to apply clamping force 22 to ducts, vessels, and other tissues. In addition, surgical 23 clips are particularly useful in controlling bleeding of a 1 tissue in lieu of suturing or stapling where suturing or 2 stapling is difficult.
4 Surgical clips are typically applied to tissue by clip appliers. All of the currently available surgical multi-6 firing clip appliers are substantially rigid devices intended 7 to extend through a trocar port or through an incision to a 8 surgical site requiring application of a clip. The devices 9 have been rigid because a stiff pushing element has been required in order to exert the required pushing force to move 11 the clip over the tissue.
13 There is a substantial need for a flexible clip applier, 14 particularly one insertable through a lumen of an endoscope.
The ability to apply clips through an endoscope would permit 16 myriad minimally invasive surgical solutions to medical 17 problems, especially those of the gastrointestinal tract.
18 However, it is accepted theory that the transmitted force 19 required to advance or form a clip over tissue cannot be produced in the distal end of a long flexible device that is 21 commonly constructed with a metal tubular coil, or polymer 22 tube, such as an endoscopic device or catheter.
1 Generally a flexible endoscopic device (e.g., a biopsy 2 forceps device) includes an outer tubular member, typically 3 being constructed of a metal tubular coil or a polymer tube 4 which is poor in transmitting forces that impart tensile stresses to the outer tubular member, a control element 6 longitudinally movable relative to the tubular member, an end 7 effector coupled to the distal ends of both the tubular member 8 and the control element such that relative movement of the 9 control element and the tubular member causes operation of the end effector, and a handle which moves the control element 11 relative to the handle. This type of flexible endoscopic 12 instrument is limited in the amount of pushing force it can 13 generate for several reasons. First, compression of a 14 flexible control element (pushing element) tends to cause the pushing element to buckle within the outer flexible sheath of 16 the device. If a relatively larger diameter flexible pushing 17 element is used such that it better resists buckling, the 18 pushing element may impart too much stiffness to permit it to 19 flex as it bends with the endoscopic instrument. Second, a flexible pushing element of larger diameter is subject to 21 greater frictional forces within the outer sheath, which 22 reduces the force transmitted from the handle to the end 23 effector. If the flexible pushing element is made relatively 24 smaller in diameter, it is subject to kinking, which will 1 result in little to no force being transmitted to the distal 2 end. Kinking is especially a problem in endoscopic 3 instruments, because the endoscope and its lumen may be 4 extended through a tortuous path. For most flexible devices, especially metal coils, the outer sheath begins to stretch 6 when force is applied to the pushing element. This reduces or 7 eliminates the force and relative movement of the pushing 8 element. For these reasons and others, mechanical application 9 of a relatively large distal end pushing force, and particularly clip application, have been absent from the 11 capability of flexible endoscopic tools.
13 In addition, it is important that the tissue about which 14 a clip is to be applied be substantially compressend. WhileD
the jaDws apply0 a clamping force which compresses the tissue, 16 large clamping forces are difficult to achieve because of the 17 dimensions of the relatively small jaw assembly. That is, the 18 dimensions are such that the lever arm between a pivot of the 19 jaw assembly and each jaw tang is relatively short, limiting the mechanical leverage of the jaw assembly.
22 Our previous U.S. Patent Application No. 10/396,962, 23 discloses a flexible clip applier that includes a ratchet 24 mechanism 1 adapted to locate a clip pusher to a known location after 2 deployment of a clip. In addition, the clip applier includes 3 a flexible housing into which a train of clips may be 4 chambered. The flexible housing does not elongate when subject to tensile forces. In addition, the jaw assembly is 6 adapted to have relatively high mechanical leverage which 7 facilitates tissue compression prior to application of a clip.
9 Since the development of the clip applier disclosed in serial number 10/396,962, we have developed an improved 11 flexible endoscopic clip applier which is the subject of the 12 instant application.
16 It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a 17 flexible endoscopic clip applier.
19 It is also an object of the invention to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier capable of dispensing 21 multiple clips.
13 Particularly, this invention relates to flexible endoscopic 14 instruments for use through an endoscope. More particularly, this invention relates to a surgical clip applier which is 16 adapted for use through an endoscope and may be used to clamp 17 and/or suture, ducts, vessels, and other tissues, to anchor a 18 tissue, or to attach a foreign body to a tissue.
2. State of the Art 21 Surgical clips are generally used to apply clamping force 22 to ducts, vessels, and other tissues. In addition, surgical 23 clips are particularly useful in controlling bleeding of a 1 tissue in lieu of suturing or stapling where suturing or 2 stapling is difficult.
4 Surgical clips are typically applied to tissue by clip appliers. All of the currently available surgical multi-6 firing clip appliers are substantially rigid devices intended 7 to extend through a trocar port or through an incision to a 8 surgical site requiring application of a clip. The devices 9 have been rigid because a stiff pushing element has been required in order to exert the required pushing force to move 11 the clip over the tissue.
13 There is a substantial need for a flexible clip applier, 14 particularly one insertable through a lumen of an endoscope.
The ability to apply clips through an endoscope would permit 16 myriad minimally invasive surgical solutions to medical 17 problems, especially those of the gastrointestinal tract.
18 However, it is accepted theory that the transmitted force 19 required to advance or form a clip over tissue cannot be produced in the distal end of a long flexible device that is 21 commonly constructed with a metal tubular coil, or polymer 22 tube, such as an endoscopic device or catheter.
1 Generally a flexible endoscopic device (e.g., a biopsy 2 forceps device) includes an outer tubular member, typically 3 being constructed of a metal tubular coil or a polymer tube 4 which is poor in transmitting forces that impart tensile stresses to the outer tubular member, a control element 6 longitudinally movable relative to the tubular member, an end 7 effector coupled to the distal ends of both the tubular member 8 and the control element such that relative movement of the 9 control element and the tubular member causes operation of the end effector, and a handle which moves the control element 11 relative to the handle. This type of flexible endoscopic 12 instrument is limited in the amount of pushing force it can 13 generate for several reasons. First, compression of a 14 flexible control element (pushing element) tends to cause the pushing element to buckle within the outer flexible sheath of 16 the device. If a relatively larger diameter flexible pushing 17 element is used such that it better resists buckling, the 18 pushing element may impart too much stiffness to permit it to 19 flex as it bends with the endoscopic instrument. Second, a flexible pushing element of larger diameter is subject to 21 greater frictional forces within the outer sheath, which 22 reduces the force transmitted from the handle to the end 23 effector. If the flexible pushing element is made relatively 24 smaller in diameter, it is subject to kinking, which will 1 result in little to no force being transmitted to the distal 2 end. Kinking is especially a problem in endoscopic 3 instruments, because the endoscope and its lumen may be 4 extended through a tortuous path. For most flexible devices, especially metal coils, the outer sheath begins to stretch 6 when force is applied to the pushing element. This reduces or 7 eliminates the force and relative movement of the pushing 8 element. For these reasons and others, mechanical application 9 of a relatively large distal end pushing force, and particularly clip application, have been absent from the 11 capability of flexible endoscopic tools.
13 In addition, it is important that the tissue about which 14 a clip is to be applied be substantially compressend. WhileD
the jaDws apply0 a clamping force which compresses the tissue, 16 large clamping forces are difficult to achieve because of the 17 dimensions of the relatively small jaw assembly. That is, the 18 dimensions are such that the lever arm between a pivot of the 19 jaw assembly and each jaw tang is relatively short, limiting the mechanical leverage of the jaw assembly.
22 Our previous U.S. Patent Application No. 10/396,962, 23 discloses a flexible clip applier that includes a ratchet 24 mechanism 1 adapted to locate a clip pusher to a known location after 2 deployment of a clip. In addition, the clip applier includes 3 a flexible housing into which a train of clips may be 4 chambered. The flexible housing does not elongate when subject to tensile forces. In addition, the jaw assembly is 6 adapted to have relatively high mechanical leverage which 7 facilitates tissue compression prior to application of a clip.
9 Since the development of the clip applier disclosed in serial number 10/396,962, we have developed an improved 11 flexible endoscopic clip applier which is the subject of the 12 instant application.
16 It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a 17 flexible endoscopic clip applier.
19 It is also an object of the invention to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier capable of dispensing 21 multiple clips.
1 It is another object of the invention to provide a 2 flexible endoscopic clip applier which limits the amount of 3 force which can be applied to the jaws of the device.
It is still another object of the invention to provide a 6 flexible endoscopic clip applier which limits the amount of 7 force which can be applied to the jaws of the device while 8 adjusting for relative changes in the length of the outer 9 sheath due to tortuosity of the path of the endoscope.
11 It is a further object of the invention to provide a 12 flexible endoscopic clip applier which has two jaws which are 13 rotatable about different axes to improve the mechanical 14 advantage of the jaws.
16 It is also an object of the invention to provide a 17 flexible endoscopic clip applier which dispenses clips via 18 smooth movement of a manual actuator.
It is an additional object of the invention to provide a 21 flexible endoscopic clip applier which has an actuator that 22 dispenses clips precisely one at a time.
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' 1 Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible 2 endoscopic clip applier which uses a single control wire to 3 open and close jaws as well as to rotate them about the 4 longitudinal axis.
6 A further object of the invention is to provide a 7 flexible endoscopic clip applier having improved jaws.
9 An additional object of the invention is to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier which prevents the accidental 11 dispensing of the penultimate clip when the device is moved 12 away from the ultimate clip after it is applied.
14 It is yet another object of the invention to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier which forms clips as they are 16 dispensed.
18 It is even another object of the invention to provide a 19 flexible endoscopic clip applier having a handle having a resistance force which is substantially constant during a 21 cycle of forming and applying a clip.
, 1 Yet another object of the invention is to provide a clip 2 applier with clip-forming jaws which indicate a tissue 3 fixation point for the applied clip.
Even another object of the invention is to provide a clip 6 applier with a mechanism which stably advances clips through a 7 coil and into an end effector.
9 A further object of the invention is to provide an endoscopic clip applier which can fire a clip only when the 11 jaws of the applier are closed.
13 Another object of the invention is to provide an 14 endoscopic clip applier which can fire only one clip at a time, i.e. between closing and opening the jaws.
17 An additional object of the invention is to provide an 18 endoscopic clip applier which provides a visual indication to 19 the practitioner of the number of clips which are left in the applier.
22 Still another object of the invention is to provide an 23 endoscopic clip applier which stops operating after all of the 24 clips have been dispensed.
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2 In accord with these objects, which will be discussed in 3 detail below, a flexible endoscopic clip applier according to 4 the invention has a relatively long flexible coil (or tube) having a proximal end and a distal end. As used herein, the 6 term proximal end means the end closest to the practitioner 7 and the term distal means the end closest to the patient. A
8 manual actuator is coupled to the proximal end of the coil and 9 a pair of jaws is coupled to the distal end of the coil. A
store of clips is disposed inside the coil adjacent to the 11 jaws. The interiors of the jaws form anvils for bending a 12 clip as it is pushed from the store into the closed jaws. The 13 manual actuator has three controls: a lever for opening and 14 closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaws (and a distal portion of the coil) about the longitudinal axis of the coil, 16 and a crank for dispensing a clip. The lever and knob are 17 coupled to a single first control member which extends through 18 the coil to a point proximal of the store of clips. The crank 19 is coupled to a second control member which extends through the coil up to a point adjacent to the store of clips and is 21 threaded along a distal portion thereof.
23 According to the presently preferred embodiment, the 24 lever is coupled to a force limiter which prevents too much , 1 force from being applied to the jaws when closing them. The 2 force limiter also effectively adjusts for the relative 3 changes in the length of the outer sheath with respect to the 4 jaw control member. The knob is coupled to the first control member via a spline coupling. The crank is coupled to the 6 second control member via a transmission and an energy storage 7 device, e.g. a flywheel.
9 The first control member terminates proximal of the store of clips and is coupled to a joiner which is coupled to a pair 11 of pull wires. The pull wires extend on opposite sides of the 12 store of clips, each being coupled to one of the jaws.
14 According to the invention, the coil is bifurcated proximal of the store of clips and the two portions of the 16 coil are joined by a rigid member having four bores, one of 17 which is threaded. The rigid member is disposed distal of the 18 joiner and the first control member extends into one of the 19 bores of the rigid member. In this way, rotation of the first control member causes the rigid member to rotate which causes 21 the distal portion of the coil and the jaws to rotate about 22 the longitudinal axis. This helps orient the jaws properly 23 before closing the jaws on a tissue to be clipped. The two 24 pull wires extend through two other bores in the rigid member 1 and the threaded portion of the second control member 2 threadably engages the threaded bore of the rigid member. In 3 this way, when the threaded control member is rotated (by the 4 crank), it is translated distally. The distal end of the threaded control member is coupled to a clip pusher. The clip 6 pusher is arranged adjacent to the proximally closest clip in 7 the store of clips which are axially arranged one after the 8 other. When the threaded control member is translated 9 distally, the store of clips is moved distally until the ultimate clip (the one at the distal end of the store) enters 11 the closed jaws and is applied to tissue through the bending 12 of its ends by the interior anvils of the jaws.
It is still another object of the invention to provide a 6 flexible endoscopic clip applier which limits the amount of 7 force which can be applied to the jaws of the device while 8 adjusting for relative changes in the length of the outer 9 sheath due to tortuosity of the path of the endoscope.
11 It is a further object of the invention to provide a 12 flexible endoscopic clip applier which has two jaws which are 13 rotatable about different axes to improve the mechanical 14 advantage of the jaws.
16 It is also an object of the invention to provide a 17 flexible endoscopic clip applier which dispenses clips via 18 smooth movement of a manual actuator.
It is an additional object of the invention to provide a 21 flexible endoscopic clip applier which has an actuator that 22 dispenses clips precisely one at a time.
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' 1 Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible 2 endoscopic clip applier which uses a single control wire to 3 open and close jaws as well as to rotate them about the 4 longitudinal axis.
6 A further object of the invention is to provide a 7 flexible endoscopic clip applier having improved jaws.
9 An additional object of the invention is to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier which prevents the accidental 11 dispensing of the penultimate clip when the device is moved 12 away from the ultimate clip after it is applied.
14 It is yet another object of the invention to provide a flexible endoscopic clip applier which forms clips as they are 16 dispensed.
18 It is even another object of the invention to provide a 19 flexible endoscopic clip applier having a handle having a resistance force which is substantially constant during a 21 cycle of forming and applying a clip.
, 1 Yet another object of the invention is to provide a clip 2 applier with clip-forming jaws which indicate a tissue 3 fixation point for the applied clip.
Even another object of the invention is to provide a clip 6 applier with a mechanism which stably advances clips through a 7 coil and into an end effector.
9 A further object of the invention is to provide an endoscopic clip applier which can fire a clip only when the 11 jaws of the applier are closed.
13 Another object of the invention is to provide an 14 endoscopic clip applier which can fire only one clip at a time, i.e. between closing and opening the jaws.
17 An additional object of the invention is to provide an 18 endoscopic clip applier which provides a visual indication to 19 the practitioner of the number of clips which are left in the applier.
22 Still another object of the invention is to provide an 23 endoscopic clip applier which stops operating after all of the 24 clips have been dispensed.
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2 In accord with these objects, which will be discussed in 3 detail below, a flexible endoscopic clip applier according to 4 the invention has a relatively long flexible coil (or tube) having a proximal end and a distal end. As used herein, the 6 term proximal end means the end closest to the practitioner 7 and the term distal means the end closest to the patient. A
8 manual actuator is coupled to the proximal end of the coil and 9 a pair of jaws is coupled to the distal end of the coil. A
store of clips is disposed inside the coil adjacent to the 11 jaws. The interiors of the jaws form anvils for bending a 12 clip as it is pushed from the store into the closed jaws. The 13 manual actuator has three controls: a lever for opening and 14 closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaws (and a distal portion of the coil) about the longitudinal axis of the coil, 16 and a crank for dispensing a clip. The lever and knob are 17 coupled to a single first control member which extends through 18 the coil to a point proximal of the store of clips. The crank 19 is coupled to a second control member which extends through the coil up to a point adjacent to the store of clips and is 21 threaded along a distal portion thereof.
23 According to the presently preferred embodiment, the 24 lever is coupled to a force limiter which prevents too much , 1 force from being applied to the jaws when closing them. The 2 force limiter also effectively adjusts for the relative 3 changes in the length of the outer sheath with respect to the 4 jaw control member. The knob is coupled to the first control member via a spline coupling. The crank is coupled to the 6 second control member via a transmission and an energy storage 7 device, e.g. a flywheel.
9 The first control member terminates proximal of the store of clips and is coupled to a joiner which is coupled to a pair 11 of pull wires. The pull wires extend on opposite sides of the 12 store of clips, each being coupled to one of the jaws.
14 According to the invention, the coil is bifurcated proximal of the store of clips and the two portions of the 16 coil are joined by a rigid member having four bores, one of 17 which is threaded. The rigid member is disposed distal of the 18 joiner and the first control member extends into one of the 19 bores of the rigid member. In this way, rotation of the first control member causes the rigid member to rotate which causes 21 the distal portion of the coil and the jaws to rotate about 22 the longitudinal axis. This helps orient the jaws properly 23 before closing the jaws on a tissue to be clipped. The two 24 pull wires extend through two other bores in the rigid member 1 and the threaded portion of the second control member 2 threadably engages the threaded bore of the rigid member. In 3 this way, when the threaded control member is rotated (by the 4 crank), it is translated distally. The distal end of the threaded control member is coupled to a clip pusher. The clip 6 pusher is arranged adjacent to the proximally closest clip in 7 the store of clips which are axially arranged one after the 8 other. When the threaded control member is translated 9 distally, the store of clips is moved distally until the ultimate clip (the one at the distal end of the store) enters 11 the closed jaws and is applied to tissue through the bending 12 of its ends by the interior anvils of the jaws.
14 The transmission and the pitch of the threads on the threaded portion of the second control member are arranged 16 such that exactly one rotation of the crank causes exactly one 17 clip to be dispensed. The crank is preferably provided with a 18 detent lock which must be engaged to release the crank and 19 which automatically stops the crank after one rotation.
21 Further according to the invention, the jaws are 22 identical hermaphroditic jaws which are respectively rotatably 23 coupled on offset axes to a clevis at the distal end of the 24 distal coil. Each jaw has a distal tooth and a proximal tang.
1 The tang is coupled to one of the pull wires and lies on one 2 side of the longitudinal axis. The distal tooth of that jaw 3 lies on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, which 4 prevents side-to-side misalignment of the jaws when they are closed.
7 The store of clips is housed in a "garage" which is 8 coupled to the clevis and extends proximally therefrom. The 9 garage is a substantially rigid rectilinear structure which keeps the clips properly aligned and allows them to be 11 smoothly pushed out of the garage into the closed jaws. The 12 distal portion of the garage is provided with a pair of biased 13 stops which prevent the penultimate clip from moving out of 14 the garage when the applier is moved away from the ultimate clip after it has been applied. In an alternate embodiment, 16 the stops are made part of the clevis rather than the garage.
18 According to presently preferred embodiments, the crank 19 is located on both sides of the manual actuator to accommodate left hand and right hand use. A counter mechanism is coupled 21 to the crank and indicates the number of clips remaining in 22 the garage. The detent lock is engagable by the lever so that 23 the crank can only be operated when the jaws are closed. The 24 crank is also provided with a ratchet mechanism so that it can 1 only be rotated in one direction. The counter also includes a 2 stop which prevents the crank from being rotated after all of 3 the clips have been dispensed.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will 6 become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to 7 the detailed description taken in conjunction with the 8 provided figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
12 Fig. 1 is a partially disassembled side elevation view of 13 a surgical clip applier according to the invention, shown with 14 the lever and the jaws in an open position;
16 Fig. 2 is a partially disassembled perspective view of 17 the manual actuator shown with the lever in the open position;
19 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the manual actuator shown with the lever in the open position;
22 Fig. 3A is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the force 23 absorbing spring in a compressed state;
1 Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the manual 2 actuator shown with the lever in the closed position;
4 Fig. 4A is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the force absorbing spring in a compressed state;
7 Fig. 4B is a schematic view of a first alternate force 8 absorber arrangement;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the manual actuator 11 showing the crank;
13 Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the crank illustrating 14 the locking detent;
16 Fig. 7 is a broken partially disassembled view 17 illustrating the coils, the jaws, and the distal end of the 18 manual actuator;
Fig. 8 is a broken partially transparent perspective view 21 of the control members, the joiner, the rigid member, one of 22 the pull wires, the pusher, a portion of the garage and a 23 portion of a clip;
1 Fig. 9 is a plan view of the rigid member;
3 Fig. 10 is a plan view of the joiner;
Fig. 11 is a broken partially transparent perspective 6 view of the threaded control member, the pusher, a portion of 7 a clip, and one of the pull wires;
9 Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the pusher;
11 Fig. 13 is a partially cut away perspective view of the 12 garage, the clevis, the jaws and a clip in the applied 13 configuration;
Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the garage;
17 Fig. 15 is an enlarged broken perspective view of the 18 distal end of the garage illustrating the biased stops;
Fig. 16 is a broken plan view illustrating the clevis and 21 portions of the jaws, pull wires, garage, and clips;
21 Further according to the invention, the jaws are 22 identical hermaphroditic jaws which are respectively rotatably 23 coupled on offset axes to a clevis at the distal end of the 24 distal coil. Each jaw has a distal tooth and a proximal tang.
1 The tang is coupled to one of the pull wires and lies on one 2 side of the longitudinal axis. The distal tooth of that jaw 3 lies on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, which 4 prevents side-to-side misalignment of the jaws when they are closed.
7 The store of clips is housed in a "garage" which is 8 coupled to the clevis and extends proximally therefrom. The 9 garage is a substantially rigid rectilinear structure which keeps the clips properly aligned and allows them to be 11 smoothly pushed out of the garage into the closed jaws. The 12 distal portion of the garage is provided with a pair of biased 13 stops which prevent the penultimate clip from moving out of 14 the garage when the applier is moved away from the ultimate clip after it has been applied. In an alternate embodiment, 16 the stops are made part of the clevis rather than the garage.
18 According to presently preferred embodiments, the crank 19 is located on both sides of the manual actuator to accommodate left hand and right hand use. A counter mechanism is coupled 21 to the crank and indicates the number of clips remaining in 22 the garage. The detent lock is engagable by the lever so that 23 the crank can only be operated when the jaws are closed. The 24 crank is also provided with a ratchet mechanism so that it can 1 only be rotated in one direction. The counter also includes a 2 stop which prevents the crank from being rotated after all of 3 the clips have been dispensed.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will 6 become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to 7 the detailed description taken in conjunction with the 8 provided figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
12 Fig. 1 is a partially disassembled side elevation view of 13 a surgical clip applier according to the invention, shown with 14 the lever and the jaws in an open position;
16 Fig. 2 is a partially disassembled perspective view of 17 the manual actuator shown with the lever in the open position;
19 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the manual actuator shown with the lever in the open position;
22 Fig. 3A is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the force 23 absorbing spring in a compressed state;
1 Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the manual 2 actuator shown with the lever in the closed position;
4 Fig. 4A is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the force absorbing spring in a compressed state;
7 Fig. 4B is a schematic view of a first alternate force 8 absorber arrangement;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the manual actuator 11 showing the crank;
13 Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the crank illustrating 14 the locking detent;
16 Fig. 7 is a broken partially disassembled view 17 illustrating the coils, the jaws, and the distal end of the 18 manual actuator;
Fig. 8 is a broken partially transparent perspective view 21 of the control members, the joiner, the rigid member, one of 22 the pull wires, the pusher, a portion of the garage and a 23 portion of a clip;
1 Fig. 9 is a plan view of the rigid member;
3 Fig. 10 is a plan view of the joiner;
Fig. 11 is a broken partially transparent perspective 6 view of the threaded control member, the pusher, a portion of 7 a clip, and one of the pull wires;
9 Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the pusher;
11 Fig. 13 is a partially cut away perspective view of the 12 garage, the clevis, the jaws and a clip in the applied 13 configuration;
Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the garage;
17 Fig. 15 is an enlarged broken perspective view of the 18 distal end of the garage illustrating the biased stops;
Fig. 16 is a broken plan view illustrating the clevis and 21 portions of the jaws, pull wires, garage, and clips;
1 Fig. 17 is a broken partially transparent perspective 2 view illustrating the clevis and portions of the jaws, pull 3 wires, garage, and clips;
Fig. 18 is a broken perspective view of the clevis, open 6 jaws and portions of a pull wire and garage;
8 Fig. 19 is a distal end view looking into the open jaws;
Fig. 20 is a broken side elevational view of the clevis, 11 closed jaws, and an applied clip;
13 Fig. 21 is a perspective end view of the closed jaws, 14 clevis, and the garage;
Fig. 18 is a broken perspective view of the clevis, open 6 jaws and portions of a pull wire and garage;
8 Fig. 19 is a distal end view looking into the open jaws;
Fig. 20 is a broken side elevational view of the clevis, 11 closed jaws, and an applied clip;
13 Fig. 21 is a perspective end view of the closed jaws, 14 clevis, and the garage;
16 Fig. 22 is a broken longitudinal section illustrating the 17 jaws closed, the clevis and a distal portion of the garage, 18 with no clips;
Fig. 23 is a view similar to Fig. 22 but with three 21 clips;
23 Fig. 24 is a plan view of the interior of a jaw;
1 Fig. 25 is a perspective view of the interior of a jaw;
3 Fig. 26 is a side elevational view of the clevis;
Fig. 27 is a distal end view of the clevis;
7 Fig. 28 is a schematic side elevation view in partial 8 section of an alternate embodiment of "self-pushing" threaded 9 clips coupled to a threaded control member;
11 Fig. 28a is a longitudinal sectional view of a self-12 pushing clip;
14 Fig. 28b is an end view of the clip of Fig. 28a;
16 Fig. 29 is a perspective view of a shepard's crook;
18 Fig. 30 is a proximal end view of a presently preferred 19 embodiment of the manual actuator;
21 Fig. 31 is a side elevation view of the presently 22 preferred embodiment of the manual actuator;
, 1 Fig. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the presently 2 preferred embodiment of the manual actuator;
4 Fig. 33 is a view similar to Fig. 31 with the crank transparent to illustrate the ratchet mechanism;
7 Fig. 34 is an enlarged view of the transmission and 8 counter gears;
Fig. 35 is a view similar to Fig. 34 with the 11 transmission gears removed showing the connection between the 12 crank shaft and the counter gear;
14 Fig. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the presently preferred embodiment of the manual actuator showing the detent 16 lock engagable by the lever;
18 Fig. 37 is an enlarged view of the lock mechanism of Fig.
19 36;
21 Fig. 38 is a partially disassembled perspective view of a 22 manual actuator having an alternate embodiment of a force 23 limiting spring assembly using a shuttle element;
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1 Fig. 39 is a broken enlarged view of the spring assembly 2 of Fig. 38;
4 Fig. 40 is an enlarged perspective view of an hermaphroditic part used to form the shuttle element;
7 Fig. 41 is a view similar to Fig. 38 showing an alternate 8 embodiment of a force limiting device in the form of a spring-9 hinged lever;
11 Fig. 42 is a perspective view of the spring-hinged lever;
13 Fig. 43 is an enlarged perspective view of an 14 hermaphroditic part used to form a ball joint coupling between the control member and the spring-hinged lever;
17 Fig. 44 is a view similar to Fig. 20 but of an alternate 18 jaw embodiment; and Fig. 45 is a view similar to Fig. 18 but of the alternate 21 jaw embodiment of Fig. 44.
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. , 3 Turning now to Fig. 1, a flexible endoscopic clip applier 4 10 according to the invention has a relatively long flexible coil (or tube) 12 having a proximal end 14 and a distal end 6 16. As used herein, the term "proximal" means closest to the 7 practitioner and the term "distal" means closest to the 8 patient. A manual actuator 18 is coupled to the proximal end 9 14 of the coil 12 and a pair of jaws 20 is coupled to the distal end 16 of the coil 12. The coil is preferably a flat 11 wire coil having a friction reducing outer sheath (not shown).
12 The invention will be described in detail referring to each of 13 its major components starting at the proximal end and working 14 toward the distal end.
16 The Manual Actuator 18 A first embodiment of a manual actuator is shown in Figs.
19 1-6. A presently preferred embodiment of the manual actuator is shown in Figs. 30-37 and described in detail below.
22 The manual actuator 18 of Figs. 1-6 has three controls:
23 a lever 22 for opening and closing the jaws 20, a knob 24 for 24 rotating the jaws 20 (and a distal portion of the coil 12) 1 about the longitudinal axis of the coil, and a crank 26 for 2 dispensing a clip. It will be appreciated that the manual 3 actuator 18 has a generally pistol shape which is similar to 4 other endoscopic actuators. A finger grip 28 is provided opposite the lever 22 which has a thumb grip 30. Engaging 6 hooks 32, 34 on the lever and the finger grip allow the lever 7 to be locked as shown in Figure 4. Those skilled in the art 8 will further appreciate that the general operation of the clip 9 applier 10 involves closing the jaws (optionally by locking the lever 22), delivering the jaws 20 through the lumen of an 11 endoscope to the surgical site, opening the jaws as shown in 12 Fig. 1, positioning the jaws 20 through movement of the coil 13 12 and rotation of the knob 24 so that tissue to be clipped is 14 located between the jaws, locking the lever 22 to close the jaws on the tissue, turning the crank 26 to apply a clip, and 16 then releasing the jaws from the clip and tissue.
18 Turning now to the details of the manual actuator 18 and 19 with continued reference to Figs. 1-6, and Fig. 3 in particular, the lever 22 and the knob 24 are coupled to a 21 single first control member 36. The lever 22 is rotatable 22 about axle 23 and coupled to the control member 36 via a force 23 limiting mechanism 37. The force limiting mechanism includes 24 spring 38, a proximal coupler 38a, a force limiter cap 38b, a 1 force limiting cup 38c, an overload nut 38d, a distal coupler 2 38e, and an overload shaft 38f. The overload shaft 38f is 3 coupled to overload nut 38d and extends inside the spring 38 4 and partially into the force limiting cup 38c.
6 The lever 22 is coupled to the distal end of the spring 7 38 by a linkage 44 seen best in Figure 2. In particular, the 8 linkage 44 includes a U-shaped member 44a which fits over the 9 spring 38 and its associated elements 38a-38f. A pin 44b couples the proximal end of the U-shaped member 44a to a slot 11 22a in the upper part of the lever 22 and a second pin 44c 12 couples the distal end of the U-shaped member 44a to the 13 overload nut 38d.
With the provided arrangement, movement of the lever 22 16 towards the finger grip 28 causes the linkage 44 to move 17 proximally which moves the overload nut 38d proximally. The 18 overload nut 38d in turn pushes against the spring 38 moving 19 it proximally. The spring 38 pushes against the cup 38c which presses against the limiter cap 38b which in turn presses 21 against the proximal coupling 38a. Since the proximal 22 coupling 38a is affixed to the control member 36, proximal 23 movement of the proximal coupling 38a causes proximal movement 24 of the control member 36. Effectively, then, the entire force 1 limiting assembly 37 is moving proximally and pulls the 2 control member 36 proximally.
4 If at any time during the closing of the jaws the tension on the control member 36 exceeds a predetermined force limit 6 of the spring 38 (e.g., seventeen pounds), the spring force of 7 the spring 38 will be overcome such that the spring 38 will 8 compress and the overload shaft 38f and the overload nut 38d 9 will move away from the distal coupler 38e without moving the control member 36 as seen in Fig. 3A. In this force overload 11 situation, the shaft 38f is received into the hollow 38c' of 12 the overload cup 38c.
14 Fig. 3A shows the force limiting spring 38 in the compressed position during closing of the jaws. This will 16 occur when the control member 36 is pulled beyond the distance 17 normally necessary to close the jaws (e.g. when the jaws are 18 prevented from closing all the way because they are 19 surrounding a very thick or very hard tissue, or if the tortuosity of the path of the coil causes an effective 21 lengthening of the coil, effective shortening of the control 22 member 36, thereby increasing the stroke of the lever 22, 23 shortening the stroke required to close the jaws). The spring 24 38 prevents the jaws, the tissue and/or the control member 36 1 from being damaged due to excessive loads while allowing the 2 lever 22 to be fully actuated to the latched position.
4 If, after the lever 22 has moved to a position as shown in Fig. 4 where the jaws have been closed, excessive force is 6 applied to the control member 36 (e.g., while delivering the 7 jaws to the surgical site through a tortuous endoscopic path), 8 the force limiting mechanisms 37 will also operate to prevent 9 damage to the control member 36. In particular, as seen in Fig. 4A, if the control wire is pulled distally after the jaws 11 have been closed, and the force on the control wire 36 exceeds 12 the predetermined limit of spring 38, the proximal coupling 13 38a which is fixedly coupled to the control member 36 will be 14 moved distally against the cap 38b and the force limiting cup 38c. The force limiting cup, in turn will move distally, 16 compressing the spring 38 against the nut 38d which is fixed 17 in place because of its linkage to lever 22 which is locked.
19 In either case, when the lever 22 is released, the spring 38 will decompress by linkage 44 causing the nut 38d to move 21 distally until it abuts the distal coupling 38e (which is 22 coupled to the control member 36). The distal movement of the 23 nut 38d causes distal movement of the distal coupling 38e 1 which is coupled to the control member 36 causing the control 2 member 36 to move distally.
4 According to the presently preferred embodiment, the spring is always compressed when the lever 22 is moved to the 6 locked position.
8 To permit rotation of the control member 36, the knob 24 9 is coupled to the control member 36 via a spline 40 mounted in a shaft bearing 24a held by a clamp 24b. The proximal end of 11 the control member 36 is bent into a shepherd's crook 36a 12 which slidably engages the spline 40 coupled to the knob 24.
13 A shepherd's crook is illustrated in Fig. 29. Rotation of the 14 knob 24 thus causes rotation of the control member 36.
16 It should be noted that in the force limiting mechanism 17 37, the distal coupling 38e and the proximal coupling 38a are 18 assembled in such a way as to allow clearance with the rest of 19 the force limiting assembly 37. This clearance allows for ease of rotation since and friction created by the preloaded 21 spring 38 is not translated into torsional resistance.
23 Fig. 4B shows a first alternate embodiment of a force 24 limiting mechanism 137. Here, the coil 112 is provided with a 1 proximal bushing 113. The manual actuator or handle 118 is 2 provided with a recess 119 which is dimensioned to receive the 3 bushing 113, a washer/spacer 115, and a compression spring 138 4 therebetween. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that if, during closing of the jaws, an obstacle prevents the jaws 6 from closing fully, the proximal force applied to the control 7 member 136 will be applied to the distal clevis 182, the coil 8 112, and the handle 118. The handle will exert an equal and 9 opposite force in the distal direction against the washer spacer 113. As a result, when the spring force of the 11 compression spring 138 is exceeded, the proximal end of the 12 coil will move the bushing 113 against the spring 138.
14 Still referring to Figs. 1-6, and particularly Fig. 4, the crank 26 is coupled to a transmission 46 which is coupled 16 to a second control member 48. More particularly, the 17 transmission includes an input spur gear 47 which is coupled 18 to the crank, a step-up spur gear 49 coupled to the input spur 19 gear, and a crown gear 50 which is coupled to the step-up spur gear. The crown gear engages a pinion 52 coupled to a 21 cylinder 54 having a keyed interior which engages the second 22 control member 48 which is provided with a shepherd's crook 23 48a (also as illustrated in Fig. 29) at or near its proximal 24 end. The cylinder 54 is mounted on two bearings 55, 57 which 1 are held by clamps 55a, 57a. The second control member 48 (as 2 discussed in detail below with reference to Figs. 8-11) is 3 threaded along a distal portion thereof. From the discussion 4 which follows, it will be appreciated that the length of the cylinder 54 is sufficient to allow distal movement of the 6 second control member 48 until all of the clips have been 7 dispensed. According to the presently preferred embodiment, 8 the control member 48 is made from 17-7 PH stainless steel 9 wire.
11 According to the presently preferred embodiment, an 12 energy storing flywheel 56 is coupled to the cylinder 54.
13 Alternatively, the flywheel and cylinder could be a single 14 molded part. The flywheel smoothes the operation of the crank which would otherwise require the application of increasing 16 force through its rotation, as in the beginning of its 17 rotation, the control member is causing a clip to be advanced, 18 whereas at the end of its rotation, the control member is 19 causing the clip to be formed by pushing it against an anvil in the end effectors (as discussed in more detail below).
21 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in order to be 22 effective, the flywheel is preferably provided with a 23 relatively large rotational mass for energy storage. When the 24 flywheel is spun (rotated) by rotation of the crank, a certain 1 amount of energy is invested which increases the kinetic 2 energy (mass x velocity) of the flywheel. Some of this energy 3 is lost over time to friction; however, some of the energy 4 used to spin the flywheel is stored in the form of kinetic energy. Later, it is possible to retrieve this energy through 6 direct mechanical translation. In the case of the present 7 invention, when the crank 26 is first rotated, the control 8 member 48 offers little resistance (as the clips are moving 9 forward easily) and most of the energy applied to the crank is used to put the flywheel 56 in rotation. Near the end of the 11 crank's rotation, torsional resistance is built up by the 12 control member 48 because it is near the end of the cycle 13 where the clip is being bent into its final shape. At this 14 point, the kinetic energy in the flywheel is released and eases the remainder of the crank cycle. Preferably, according 16 to the invention, the flywheel 56 is chosen so that the force 17 which is applied to the crank 26 is substantially even (e.g., 18 does not change by more than 25%) over the entire movement of 19 the crank 26 necessary to dispense a single clip.
21 As seen best in Figs. 5 and 6, the crank 26 is provided 22 with a detent lock 58 which must be released before the crank 23 26 can be turned and which automatically locks the crank 26 24 after one rotation. Preferably, the crank 26 is also provided 1 with a ratchet mechanism (not shown) which prevents it from 2 being rotated backwards. The crank is also preferably 3 provided with a lock (not shown) which prevents it from being 4 turned until the jaws are closed. The crank may also be provided with a revolution counter (not shown) which can be 6 coupled to the input spur gear and which counts the number of 7 times the crank has been rotated and thus indicates the number 8 of clips which have been dispensed. The revolution counter 9 may also be used to prevent the crank from rotating after all of the clips have been dispensed. Ideally, the crank is also 11 provided with a lockout mechanism which prevents it from being 12 rotated twice without opening and closing the jaws between 13 rotations of the crank.
According to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, 16 the crank 26 has a plurality of spaced apart peripheral finger 17 grips 26a and a knurled outer periphery 26b. The crank handle 18 26c is optionally removable so that the crank can be rotated 19 like a knob if desired. The detent lock 58 includes a push button 58a having a flange 58b, a lock pin 58c having a flange 21 58d and a spring 58e. The lock pin 58c is disposed in a 22 stepped bore 58f and is biased by the spring 58e into the 23 stepped bore 26d in the crank 26. When the button 58a is , 1 pressed, the lock pin 58c is moved against the spring 58e and 2 out of the bore 26d, freeing the crank to rotate.
4 According to an exemplary embodiment, the transmission causes the second control member to be rotated 58.1875 6 revolutions when the crank is turned one revolution. The 7 pitch of the threads on the control member result in the 8 control member advancing 0.285 inches when the crank is turned 9 one revolution. The gears and the thread pitch are selected for a particular clip length. According to the presently 11 preferred embodiment, it is only necessary to change the crown 12 gear (by increasing or decreasing the number of teeth) to 13 accommodate clips of different length.
As illustrated in Figs. 1-4 and 4a, the distal end of the 16 manual actuator 18 has a pair of vertical slots 15 which 17 capture a coil connector (not shown) that is attached to the 18 proximal end of the coil.
The Control Members 22 Referring now to Figs. 7-10, the control members 36, 48 23 extend through a flexible coil 12 coupled to the distal end of 24 the manual actuator 18. According to the invention, the coil 1 12 has two parts: a proximal part 12a and a distal part 12b 2 which are coupled to each other by a rigid member 60. The 3 rigid member 60 is substantially cylindrical having a center 4 portion 60-1 of larger diameter than the end portions 60-2, 60-3. The end portions 60-2, 60-3 are dimensioned to fit 6 inside the coils 12a, 12b and the central portion 60-1 is 7 dimensioned to have an outer diameter substantially the same 8 as the outer diameter of the coils 12a, 12b. The rigid member 9 60 has four bores 60a-60d. One of the bores, 60d, is threaded and engages the threaded portion of the second control member 11 48. Because the rigid member 60 is fixed relative to the 12 coils 12a, 12b, it will be appreciated that this threaded 13 engagement causes the second control member 48 to move 14 distally through the rigid member 60 when it is rotated by the crank 26 (Fig. 2).
17 Two of the other holes, 60a and 60b, in the rigid member 18 60 allow the passage of a pair of pull wires 62, 64 which are 19 described in more detail below with reference to Figs. 16 and 17. The proximal ends of the pull wires are coupled to a 21 joiner 66 which has four bores 66a-66d. One pull wire is 22 coupled to bore 66a and the other is coupled to bore 66b. The 23 first control member 36 extends through and is coupled to the 24 bore 66c, and the threaded control member 48 freely passes 1 through the bore 66d. In this manner, longitudinal movement 2 of the first control member 36 causes longitudinal movement of 3 the pull wires 62, 64. The portion 36a of the control member 4 36 which extends through the joiner 66 extends into the bore 60c of the rigid member 60. The length of this portion 36a is 6 sufficient to engage the bore 60c throughout the range of 7 movement of the control member 36. In this manner, rotation 8 of the control member 36 with the knob 24 (Fig. 1) causes 9 rotation of the rigid member 60 which causes rotation of the distal portion 12b of the coil 12 which results in rotation of 11 the jaws 20 and the store of clips about the longitudinal axis 12 of the coil.
14 As seen best in Fig. 8, the control members 36 and 48 are protected by a dual lumen flexible sheath 68 inside the 16 proximal portion 12a of the coil 12. The sheath 68 reduces 17 friction between the control members and the interior of the 18 coil. The sheath 68 also prevents buckling or kinking of the 19 control members. It should also be noted that a friction-reducing sheath is preferably provided along the entire 21 exterior surface of the coil to reduce friction between the 22 coil and the lumen of the endoscope through which it is 23 delivered and to protect the lumen of the endoscope from 24 damage.
23 Fig. 24 is a plan view of the interior of a jaw;
1 Fig. 25 is a perspective view of the interior of a jaw;
3 Fig. 26 is a side elevational view of the clevis;
Fig. 27 is a distal end view of the clevis;
7 Fig. 28 is a schematic side elevation view in partial 8 section of an alternate embodiment of "self-pushing" threaded 9 clips coupled to a threaded control member;
11 Fig. 28a is a longitudinal sectional view of a self-12 pushing clip;
14 Fig. 28b is an end view of the clip of Fig. 28a;
16 Fig. 29 is a perspective view of a shepard's crook;
18 Fig. 30 is a proximal end view of a presently preferred 19 embodiment of the manual actuator;
21 Fig. 31 is a side elevation view of the presently 22 preferred embodiment of the manual actuator;
, 1 Fig. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the presently 2 preferred embodiment of the manual actuator;
4 Fig. 33 is a view similar to Fig. 31 with the crank transparent to illustrate the ratchet mechanism;
7 Fig. 34 is an enlarged view of the transmission and 8 counter gears;
Fig. 35 is a view similar to Fig. 34 with the 11 transmission gears removed showing the connection between the 12 crank shaft and the counter gear;
14 Fig. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the presently preferred embodiment of the manual actuator showing the detent 16 lock engagable by the lever;
18 Fig. 37 is an enlarged view of the lock mechanism of Fig.
19 36;
21 Fig. 38 is a partially disassembled perspective view of a 22 manual actuator having an alternate embodiment of a force 23 limiting spring assembly using a shuttle element;
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1 Fig. 39 is a broken enlarged view of the spring assembly 2 of Fig. 38;
4 Fig. 40 is an enlarged perspective view of an hermaphroditic part used to form the shuttle element;
7 Fig. 41 is a view similar to Fig. 38 showing an alternate 8 embodiment of a force limiting device in the form of a spring-9 hinged lever;
11 Fig. 42 is a perspective view of the spring-hinged lever;
13 Fig. 43 is an enlarged perspective view of an 14 hermaphroditic part used to form a ball joint coupling between the control member and the spring-hinged lever;
17 Fig. 44 is a view similar to Fig. 20 but of an alternate 18 jaw embodiment; and Fig. 45 is a view similar to Fig. 18 but of the alternate 21 jaw embodiment of Fig. 44.
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. , 3 Turning now to Fig. 1, a flexible endoscopic clip applier 4 10 according to the invention has a relatively long flexible coil (or tube) 12 having a proximal end 14 and a distal end 6 16. As used herein, the term "proximal" means closest to the 7 practitioner and the term "distal" means closest to the 8 patient. A manual actuator 18 is coupled to the proximal end 9 14 of the coil 12 and a pair of jaws 20 is coupled to the distal end 16 of the coil 12. The coil is preferably a flat 11 wire coil having a friction reducing outer sheath (not shown).
12 The invention will be described in detail referring to each of 13 its major components starting at the proximal end and working 14 toward the distal end.
16 The Manual Actuator 18 A first embodiment of a manual actuator is shown in Figs.
19 1-6. A presently preferred embodiment of the manual actuator is shown in Figs. 30-37 and described in detail below.
22 The manual actuator 18 of Figs. 1-6 has three controls:
23 a lever 22 for opening and closing the jaws 20, a knob 24 for 24 rotating the jaws 20 (and a distal portion of the coil 12) 1 about the longitudinal axis of the coil, and a crank 26 for 2 dispensing a clip. It will be appreciated that the manual 3 actuator 18 has a generally pistol shape which is similar to 4 other endoscopic actuators. A finger grip 28 is provided opposite the lever 22 which has a thumb grip 30. Engaging 6 hooks 32, 34 on the lever and the finger grip allow the lever 7 to be locked as shown in Figure 4. Those skilled in the art 8 will further appreciate that the general operation of the clip 9 applier 10 involves closing the jaws (optionally by locking the lever 22), delivering the jaws 20 through the lumen of an 11 endoscope to the surgical site, opening the jaws as shown in 12 Fig. 1, positioning the jaws 20 through movement of the coil 13 12 and rotation of the knob 24 so that tissue to be clipped is 14 located between the jaws, locking the lever 22 to close the jaws on the tissue, turning the crank 26 to apply a clip, and 16 then releasing the jaws from the clip and tissue.
18 Turning now to the details of the manual actuator 18 and 19 with continued reference to Figs. 1-6, and Fig. 3 in particular, the lever 22 and the knob 24 are coupled to a 21 single first control member 36. The lever 22 is rotatable 22 about axle 23 and coupled to the control member 36 via a force 23 limiting mechanism 37. The force limiting mechanism includes 24 spring 38, a proximal coupler 38a, a force limiter cap 38b, a 1 force limiting cup 38c, an overload nut 38d, a distal coupler 2 38e, and an overload shaft 38f. The overload shaft 38f is 3 coupled to overload nut 38d and extends inside the spring 38 4 and partially into the force limiting cup 38c.
6 The lever 22 is coupled to the distal end of the spring 7 38 by a linkage 44 seen best in Figure 2. In particular, the 8 linkage 44 includes a U-shaped member 44a which fits over the 9 spring 38 and its associated elements 38a-38f. A pin 44b couples the proximal end of the U-shaped member 44a to a slot 11 22a in the upper part of the lever 22 and a second pin 44c 12 couples the distal end of the U-shaped member 44a to the 13 overload nut 38d.
With the provided arrangement, movement of the lever 22 16 towards the finger grip 28 causes the linkage 44 to move 17 proximally which moves the overload nut 38d proximally. The 18 overload nut 38d in turn pushes against the spring 38 moving 19 it proximally. The spring 38 pushes against the cup 38c which presses against the limiter cap 38b which in turn presses 21 against the proximal coupling 38a. Since the proximal 22 coupling 38a is affixed to the control member 36, proximal 23 movement of the proximal coupling 38a causes proximal movement 24 of the control member 36. Effectively, then, the entire force 1 limiting assembly 37 is moving proximally and pulls the 2 control member 36 proximally.
4 If at any time during the closing of the jaws the tension on the control member 36 exceeds a predetermined force limit 6 of the spring 38 (e.g., seventeen pounds), the spring force of 7 the spring 38 will be overcome such that the spring 38 will 8 compress and the overload shaft 38f and the overload nut 38d 9 will move away from the distal coupler 38e without moving the control member 36 as seen in Fig. 3A. In this force overload 11 situation, the shaft 38f is received into the hollow 38c' of 12 the overload cup 38c.
14 Fig. 3A shows the force limiting spring 38 in the compressed position during closing of the jaws. This will 16 occur when the control member 36 is pulled beyond the distance 17 normally necessary to close the jaws (e.g. when the jaws are 18 prevented from closing all the way because they are 19 surrounding a very thick or very hard tissue, or if the tortuosity of the path of the coil causes an effective 21 lengthening of the coil, effective shortening of the control 22 member 36, thereby increasing the stroke of the lever 22, 23 shortening the stroke required to close the jaws). The spring 24 38 prevents the jaws, the tissue and/or the control member 36 1 from being damaged due to excessive loads while allowing the 2 lever 22 to be fully actuated to the latched position.
4 If, after the lever 22 has moved to a position as shown in Fig. 4 where the jaws have been closed, excessive force is 6 applied to the control member 36 (e.g., while delivering the 7 jaws to the surgical site through a tortuous endoscopic path), 8 the force limiting mechanisms 37 will also operate to prevent 9 damage to the control member 36. In particular, as seen in Fig. 4A, if the control wire is pulled distally after the jaws 11 have been closed, and the force on the control wire 36 exceeds 12 the predetermined limit of spring 38, the proximal coupling 13 38a which is fixedly coupled to the control member 36 will be 14 moved distally against the cap 38b and the force limiting cup 38c. The force limiting cup, in turn will move distally, 16 compressing the spring 38 against the nut 38d which is fixed 17 in place because of its linkage to lever 22 which is locked.
19 In either case, when the lever 22 is released, the spring 38 will decompress by linkage 44 causing the nut 38d to move 21 distally until it abuts the distal coupling 38e (which is 22 coupled to the control member 36). The distal movement of the 23 nut 38d causes distal movement of the distal coupling 38e 1 which is coupled to the control member 36 causing the control 2 member 36 to move distally.
4 According to the presently preferred embodiment, the spring is always compressed when the lever 22 is moved to the 6 locked position.
8 To permit rotation of the control member 36, the knob 24 9 is coupled to the control member 36 via a spline 40 mounted in a shaft bearing 24a held by a clamp 24b. The proximal end of 11 the control member 36 is bent into a shepherd's crook 36a 12 which slidably engages the spline 40 coupled to the knob 24.
13 A shepherd's crook is illustrated in Fig. 29. Rotation of the 14 knob 24 thus causes rotation of the control member 36.
16 It should be noted that in the force limiting mechanism 17 37, the distal coupling 38e and the proximal coupling 38a are 18 assembled in such a way as to allow clearance with the rest of 19 the force limiting assembly 37. This clearance allows for ease of rotation since and friction created by the preloaded 21 spring 38 is not translated into torsional resistance.
23 Fig. 4B shows a first alternate embodiment of a force 24 limiting mechanism 137. Here, the coil 112 is provided with a 1 proximal bushing 113. The manual actuator or handle 118 is 2 provided with a recess 119 which is dimensioned to receive the 3 bushing 113, a washer/spacer 115, and a compression spring 138 4 therebetween. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that if, during closing of the jaws, an obstacle prevents the jaws 6 from closing fully, the proximal force applied to the control 7 member 136 will be applied to the distal clevis 182, the coil 8 112, and the handle 118. The handle will exert an equal and 9 opposite force in the distal direction against the washer spacer 113. As a result, when the spring force of the 11 compression spring 138 is exceeded, the proximal end of the 12 coil will move the bushing 113 against the spring 138.
14 Still referring to Figs. 1-6, and particularly Fig. 4, the crank 26 is coupled to a transmission 46 which is coupled 16 to a second control member 48. More particularly, the 17 transmission includes an input spur gear 47 which is coupled 18 to the crank, a step-up spur gear 49 coupled to the input spur 19 gear, and a crown gear 50 which is coupled to the step-up spur gear. The crown gear engages a pinion 52 coupled to a 21 cylinder 54 having a keyed interior which engages the second 22 control member 48 which is provided with a shepherd's crook 23 48a (also as illustrated in Fig. 29) at or near its proximal 24 end. The cylinder 54 is mounted on two bearings 55, 57 which 1 are held by clamps 55a, 57a. The second control member 48 (as 2 discussed in detail below with reference to Figs. 8-11) is 3 threaded along a distal portion thereof. From the discussion 4 which follows, it will be appreciated that the length of the cylinder 54 is sufficient to allow distal movement of the 6 second control member 48 until all of the clips have been 7 dispensed. According to the presently preferred embodiment, 8 the control member 48 is made from 17-7 PH stainless steel 9 wire.
11 According to the presently preferred embodiment, an 12 energy storing flywheel 56 is coupled to the cylinder 54.
13 Alternatively, the flywheel and cylinder could be a single 14 molded part. The flywheel smoothes the operation of the crank which would otherwise require the application of increasing 16 force through its rotation, as in the beginning of its 17 rotation, the control member is causing a clip to be advanced, 18 whereas at the end of its rotation, the control member is 19 causing the clip to be formed by pushing it against an anvil in the end effectors (as discussed in more detail below).
21 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in order to be 22 effective, the flywheel is preferably provided with a 23 relatively large rotational mass for energy storage. When the 24 flywheel is spun (rotated) by rotation of the crank, a certain 1 amount of energy is invested which increases the kinetic 2 energy (mass x velocity) of the flywheel. Some of this energy 3 is lost over time to friction; however, some of the energy 4 used to spin the flywheel is stored in the form of kinetic energy. Later, it is possible to retrieve this energy through 6 direct mechanical translation. In the case of the present 7 invention, when the crank 26 is first rotated, the control 8 member 48 offers little resistance (as the clips are moving 9 forward easily) and most of the energy applied to the crank is used to put the flywheel 56 in rotation. Near the end of the 11 crank's rotation, torsional resistance is built up by the 12 control member 48 because it is near the end of the cycle 13 where the clip is being bent into its final shape. At this 14 point, the kinetic energy in the flywheel is released and eases the remainder of the crank cycle. Preferably, according 16 to the invention, the flywheel 56 is chosen so that the force 17 which is applied to the crank 26 is substantially even (e.g., 18 does not change by more than 25%) over the entire movement of 19 the crank 26 necessary to dispense a single clip.
21 As seen best in Figs. 5 and 6, the crank 26 is provided 22 with a detent lock 58 which must be released before the crank 23 26 can be turned and which automatically locks the crank 26 24 after one rotation. Preferably, the crank 26 is also provided 1 with a ratchet mechanism (not shown) which prevents it from 2 being rotated backwards. The crank is also preferably 3 provided with a lock (not shown) which prevents it from being 4 turned until the jaws are closed. The crank may also be provided with a revolution counter (not shown) which can be 6 coupled to the input spur gear and which counts the number of 7 times the crank has been rotated and thus indicates the number 8 of clips which have been dispensed. The revolution counter 9 may also be used to prevent the crank from rotating after all of the clips have been dispensed. Ideally, the crank is also 11 provided with a lockout mechanism which prevents it from being 12 rotated twice without opening and closing the jaws between 13 rotations of the crank.
According to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, 16 the crank 26 has a plurality of spaced apart peripheral finger 17 grips 26a and a knurled outer periphery 26b. The crank handle 18 26c is optionally removable so that the crank can be rotated 19 like a knob if desired. The detent lock 58 includes a push button 58a having a flange 58b, a lock pin 58c having a flange 21 58d and a spring 58e. The lock pin 58c is disposed in a 22 stepped bore 58f and is biased by the spring 58e into the 23 stepped bore 26d in the crank 26. When the button 58a is , 1 pressed, the lock pin 58c is moved against the spring 58e and 2 out of the bore 26d, freeing the crank to rotate.
4 According to an exemplary embodiment, the transmission causes the second control member to be rotated 58.1875 6 revolutions when the crank is turned one revolution. The 7 pitch of the threads on the control member result in the 8 control member advancing 0.285 inches when the crank is turned 9 one revolution. The gears and the thread pitch are selected for a particular clip length. According to the presently 11 preferred embodiment, it is only necessary to change the crown 12 gear (by increasing or decreasing the number of teeth) to 13 accommodate clips of different length.
As illustrated in Figs. 1-4 and 4a, the distal end of the 16 manual actuator 18 has a pair of vertical slots 15 which 17 capture a coil connector (not shown) that is attached to the 18 proximal end of the coil.
The Control Members 22 Referring now to Figs. 7-10, the control members 36, 48 23 extend through a flexible coil 12 coupled to the distal end of 24 the manual actuator 18. According to the invention, the coil 1 12 has two parts: a proximal part 12a and a distal part 12b 2 which are coupled to each other by a rigid member 60. The 3 rigid member 60 is substantially cylindrical having a center 4 portion 60-1 of larger diameter than the end portions 60-2, 60-3. The end portions 60-2, 60-3 are dimensioned to fit 6 inside the coils 12a, 12b and the central portion 60-1 is 7 dimensioned to have an outer diameter substantially the same 8 as the outer diameter of the coils 12a, 12b. The rigid member 9 60 has four bores 60a-60d. One of the bores, 60d, is threaded and engages the threaded portion of the second control member 11 48. Because the rigid member 60 is fixed relative to the 12 coils 12a, 12b, it will be appreciated that this threaded 13 engagement causes the second control member 48 to move 14 distally through the rigid member 60 when it is rotated by the crank 26 (Fig. 2).
17 Two of the other holes, 60a and 60b, in the rigid member 18 60 allow the passage of a pair of pull wires 62, 64 which are 19 described in more detail below with reference to Figs. 16 and 17. The proximal ends of the pull wires are coupled to a 21 joiner 66 which has four bores 66a-66d. One pull wire is 22 coupled to bore 66a and the other is coupled to bore 66b. The 23 first control member 36 extends through and is coupled to the 24 bore 66c, and the threaded control member 48 freely passes 1 through the bore 66d. In this manner, longitudinal movement 2 of the first control member 36 causes longitudinal movement of 3 the pull wires 62, 64. The portion 36a of the control member 4 36 which extends through the joiner 66 extends into the bore 60c of the rigid member 60. The length of this portion 36a is 6 sufficient to engage the bore 60c throughout the range of 7 movement of the control member 36. In this manner, rotation 8 of the control member 36 with the knob 24 (Fig. 1) causes 9 rotation of the rigid member 60 which causes rotation of the distal portion 12b of the coil 12 which results in rotation of 11 the jaws 20 and the store of clips about the longitudinal axis 12 of the coil.
14 As seen best in Fig. 8, the control members 36 and 48 are protected by a dual lumen flexible sheath 68 inside the 16 proximal portion 12a of the coil 12. The sheath 68 reduces 17 friction between the control members and the interior of the 18 coil. The sheath 68 also prevents buckling or kinking of the 19 control members. It should also be noted that a friction-reducing sheath is preferably provided along the entire 21 exterior surface of the coil to reduce friction between the 22 coil and the lumen of the endoscope through which it is 23 delivered and to protect the lumen of the endoscope from 24 damage.
2 According to a presently preferred embodiment, both 3 control members have smaller diameters in their distal 4 portions to add flexibility and larger diameters in the proximal portions to optimize torque transmission.
7 The Pusher 9 Turning now to Figures 11-13, the distal end of the threaded control member 48 is coupled to a clip pusher 70. As 11 seen best in Fig. 12, the pusher 70 is a generally rectilinear 12 member having an off-axis bore 70a intersected by a notch 70b.
13 A pair of inwardly curved distally extending fingers 70c, 70d 14 are separated from a distal mouth 70e by shoulders 70f, 70g.
As seen best in Fig. 11, the distal end of the threaded 16 control member 48 extends through the bore 70a and is coupled 17 to a cylinder 72 which is captured in the notch 70b. The 18 cylinder 72 may be crimped or welded to the control member 48.
19 The coupling of the pusher and the control member is such that the control member can freely rotate relative to the pusher.
21 As seen best in Fig. 11, the distal end 48b of the control 22 member 48 is sharpened to a point and the distal end of the 23 throughbore 70a is provided with a conical wall 70h. The apex 24 angle of the conical wall 70h is larger than the apex angle of 1 the point 48b. From the foregoing, those skilled in the art 2 will appreciate that when the control member 48 is rotated, it 3 moves distally, pushing the pusher distally. It will also be 4 appreciated that the frictional engagement of the control member 48 with the pusher 70 is limited to the small area of 6 engagement of the point 48b with the apex of the cone 70h.
8 As seen best in Fig. 13, the clip pusher 70 is arranged 9 adjacent to the proximally closest clip 74 in the store of clips 76 which are axially arranged one after the other 11 proximal to the jaw assembly 20. When the control member 48 12 is translated distally, the store of clips 76 is moved 13 distally until the ultimate clip 78 (the one at the distal end 14 of the store) enters the closed jaws and is applied to tissue through the bending of its ends by the interior anvils of the 16 jaws. Fig. 13 shows the jaws open after the clip 78 was 17 applied.
19 As seen best in Fig. 11, the clip 74 (which is identical to all of the other clips) has a proximal tail 74a which is 21 engaged by the mouth 70e and shoulders 70f, 70g of the pusher 22 70. The fingers 70c and 70d constrain the clip from vertical 23 movement and allow the pusher to lightly grab the clip, which 24 facilitates clip loading during assembly. Additional details , 1 of the clip may be appreciated upon review of previously 2 incorporated U.S. Serial No. (Docket ISD-083).
4 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the arrangement of threads could be changed while still achieving 6 the same or similar results. For example, rather than 7 arranging the threaded control member to advance distally, 8 threads could be supplied on the pusher with the threaded 9 control member being translationally stationary. In this arrangement, rotation of the threaded control member causes 11 the pusher to be translated along the control member.
13 The Garage As seen best in Figs. 13 and 16, the store of clips 76 is 16 housed in a garage 80 inside the distal portion 12b of the 17 coil 12 proximal to the jaw assembly 20. Details of the 18 garage 80 are seen in Figs. 14-17. The garage 80 generally 19 comprises a plurality of parallel side walls 80a-801 and pair of distally extending fingers 80m, 80n which are orthogonal to 21 the side walls. Each side wall has a plurality of outwardly 22 directed spacers, e.g. 80c-1, 80c-2, 80c-3, 80c-4. These 23 spacers engage the interior of the coil and assure space 24 between the coil and the garage for the passage of the pull 1 wires 62, 64 (see Fig. 16). Formation of the outwardly 2 directed spacers results in narrow strips, e.g. 80ab, 80bc, 3 80cd, etc., which add flexibility to the garage. The 4 flexibility at the distal end of the instrument can be important in cases where the endoscope is retroflexed. As 6 seen best in Fig. 16, when the clips are arranged in the 7 garage, the abutment of one clip against another lies in this 8 narrowed region. Thus the clips can flex at their abutment.
As seen best in Fig. 15, the distally extending fingers 11 80m, 80n each have an outwardly extending distal lip 80m-1, 12 80n-1 and an inwardly extending proximal stop 80m-2, 80n-2.
13 The fingers 80m, 80n help orient the garage relative to the 14 clevis. The distal lips help the garage engage the clevis as described below and the proximal stops prevent unwanted 16 movement of the penultimate clip as described below. Opposite 17 pairs of parallel fingers 80p and 80q are arranged in spaced 18 apart planes orthogonal to the planes of the fingers 80m, 80n.
19 These fingers 80p, 80q extend from a proximal collar 80r and engage the clevis as seen best in Fig. 17, described in detail 21 below.
7 The Pusher 9 Turning now to Figures 11-13, the distal end of the threaded control member 48 is coupled to a clip pusher 70. As 11 seen best in Fig. 12, the pusher 70 is a generally rectilinear 12 member having an off-axis bore 70a intersected by a notch 70b.
13 A pair of inwardly curved distally extending fingers 70c, 70d 14 are separated from a distal mouth 70e by shoulders 70f, 70g.
As seen best in Fig. 11, the distal end of the threaded 16 control member 48 extends through the bore 70a and is coupled 17 to a cylinder 72 which is captured in the notch 70b. The 18 cylinder 72 may be crimped or welded to the control member 48.
19 The coupling of the pusher and the control member is such that the control member can freely rotate relative to the pusher.
21 As seen best in Fig. 11, the distal end 48b of the control 22 member 48 is sharpened to a point and the distal end of the 23 throughbore 70a is provided with a conical wall 70h. The apex 24 angle of the conical wall 70h is larger than the apex angle of 1 the point 48b. From the foregoing, those skilled in the art 2 will appreciate that when the control member 48 is rotated, it 3 moves distally, pushing the pusher distally. It will also be 4 appreciated that the frictional engagement of the control member 48 with the pusher 70 is limited to the small area of 6 engagement of the point 48b with the apex of the cone 70h.
8 As seen best in Fig. 13, the clip pusher 70 is arranged 9 adjacent to the proximally closest clip 74 in the store of clips 76 which are axially arranged one after the other 11 proximal to the jaw assembly 20. When the control member 48 12 is translated distally, the store of clips 76 is moved 13 distally until the ultimate clip 78 (the one at the distal end 14 of the store) enters the closed jaws and is applied to tissue through the bending of its ends by the interior anvils of the 16 jaws. Fig. 13 shows the jaws open after the clip 78 was 17 applied.
19 As seen best in Fig. 11, the clip 74 (which is identical to all of the other clips) has a proximal tail 74a which is 21 engaged by the mouth 70e and shoulders 70f, 70g of the pusher 22 70. The fingers 70c and 70d constrain the clip from vertical 23 movement and allow the pusher to lightly grab the clip, which 24 facilitates clip loading during assembly. Additional details , 1 of the clip may be appreciated upon review of previously 2 incorporated U.S. Serial No. (Docket ISD-083).
4 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the arrangement of threads could be changed while still achieving 6 the same or similar results. For example, rather than 7 arranging the threaded control member to advance distally, 8 threads could be supplied on the pusher with the threaded 9 control member being translationally stationary. In this arrangement, rotation of the threaded control member causes 11 the pusher to be translated along the control member.
13 The Garage As seen best in Figs. 13 and 16, the store of clips 76 is 16 housed in a garage 80 inside the distal portion 12b of the 17 coil 12 proximal to the jaw assembly 20. Details of the 18 garage 80 are seen in Figs. 14-17. The garage 80 generally 19 comprises a plurality of parallel side walls 80a-801 and pair of distally extending fingers 80m, 80n which are orthogonal to 21 the side walls. Each side wall has a plurality of outwardly 22 directed spacers, e.g. 80c-1, 80c-2, 80c-3, 80c-4. These 23 spacers engage the interior of the coil and assure space 24 between the coil and the garage for the passage of the pull 1 wires 62, 64 (see Fig. 16). Formation of the outwardly 2 directed spacers results in narrow strips, e.g. 80ab, 80bc, 3 80cd, etc., which add flexibility to the garage. The 4 flexibility at the distal end of the instrument can be important in cases where the endoscope is retroflexed. As 6 seen best in Fig. 16, when the clips are arranged in the 7 garage, the abutment of one clip against another lies in this 8 narrowed region. Thus the clips can flex at their abutment.
As seen best in Fig. 15, the distally extending fingers 11 80m, 80n each have an outwardly extending distal lip 80m-1, 12 80n-1 and an inwardly extending proximal stop 80m-2, 80n-2.
13 The fingers 80m, 80n help orient the garage relative to the 14 clevis. The distal lips help the garage engage the clevis as described below and the proximal stops prevent unwanted 16 movement of the penultimate clip as described below. Opposite 17 pairs of parallel fingers 80p and 80q are arranged in spaced 18 apart planes orthogonal to the planes of the fingers 80m, 80n.
19 These fingers 80p, 80q extend from a proximal collar 80r and engage the clevis as seen best in Fig. 17, described in detail 21 below.
1 According to the presently preferred embodiment, the 2 garage is made from a single piece of stamped and folded 3 stainless steel.
Unlike our earlier clip appliers, there is no need to 6 chain the clips together so that they can be pulled back.
7 There is also no need to pull any of the clips back at any 8 time.
The Jaw Assembly 11 .
12 Figs. 17-27 illustrate details of the jaw assembly 20 13 which includes a clevis 82 and a pair of jaws 84, 86. The 14 jaws are hermaphroditic mating jaws, i.e. the jaws are identical and arranged to mate with each other. Each has a 16 proximal tang 84a, 86a, a plurality of side teeth 84b, 86b, 17 which are offset one half pitch from each other on opposite 18 sides of the longitudinal axis of the jaw, a distal tooth 84c, 19 86c, and a mounting hole 84d, 86d. The jaws are coupled to the clevis via their mounting holes. As seen best in Fig. 27, 21 the clevis 82 has two off-axis bosses 82a, 82b upon which the 22 jaws are mounted and held in place by rivets. The distal ends 23 of the pull wires 62, 64 are bent into dogs-legs which are 24 coupled to respective tangs 84a, 86a of the jaws. It will 1 thus be appreciated that distal movement of the pull wires 2 will cause the jaws to open as shown in Figs. 18 and 19 and 3 proximal movement of the pull wires will cause the jaws to 4 close as shown in Figs. 20 and 21. The use of offset bosses increases the mechanical advantage of the jaws. The clevis 6 also is provided with a pair of stops 82e, 82f (best seen in 7 Fig. 26) which engage ears 84a-1, 86a-1 on the tangs of the 8 jaws and which allow the jaws to be deflected 45-60 degrees 9 off axis when they are closed and which also allows for an approximately ten degree over-rotation of the jaws. This 11 allows the closed jaws to traverse a tortuous path through the 12 lumen of an endoscope.
14 As seen best in Fig. 19, the proximal tang and the distal tooth of each jaw lie on opposite sides of the longitudinal 16 axis of the jaw assembly. This arrangement provides stability 17 to the end effector arrangement. In particular, there is a 18 certain amount of clearance between the jaws and the clevis so 19 that the jaws can rotate easily open and closed. This clearance may allow the jaws to rock horizontally on the 21 clevis creating the possibility of jaw misalignment. In the 22 illustrated embodiment, the jaws are forced toward each other 23 horizontally as they are being closed rather than away from 24 each other. This is because the forming anvils act in 1 opposition to the horizontal moments generated by the pull 2 wires.
4 The interior surfaces of the distal teeth are forming anvils which cause the two tines of the clip to be bent 6 through approximately 90-1800 as shown in Figs. 20 and 23. In 7 particular, as seen in Fig. 19 and 21, the distal teeth define 8 two curvature paths, parallel to each other. This allows the 9 two tines of the clip to be bent into parallel semi-circles.
The distal teeth also function as a tissue fixation point 11 indicator as the point(s) where the teeth meet are adjacent 12 the location where the tines of the clips pierce the tissue.
14 As seen best in Fig. 23, after the distal-most (ultimate) clip 78 has been applied, the adjacent or penultimate clip 78a 16 is held by the stops 80m-2 and 80n-2 in the garage 80 and the 17 tines of the clip 78a embrace the tail of the clip 78. When 18 the jaws are opened, the jaw assembly can be moved away from 19 the ultimate clip 78 without releasing the penultimate clip 78a. As seen best in Fig. 18, with the jaws open, the tines 21 of the penultimate clip 78a are shielded by distal fins 82c, 22 82d of the clevis 82. However, if the clevis is dimensioned 23 differently, these fins 82c, 82d are not necessary because the 24 tines of the clip will not extend out of the clevis until it , 1 is being applied. Other illustrations of the clevis (e.g.
2 Fig. 26) do not show the fins.
4 As shown in Fig. 17, the garage mates with the clevis in three places in order to secure the garage relative to the 6 clevis. A distal mating is obtained with distal lips 80m-1 7 and 80n-1 engaging lips 82e and 82f of clevis 82 (shown best 8 in Fig. 22). A proximal mating is obtained with fingers 80p 9 and 80q engaging lateral recesses or bores 82g, 82h. The third mating is provided by sandwiching the proximal collar 11 80r between the clevis core and the distal end of the coil.
13 Alternate Embodiment, Self-Pushing Clip Referring now to Figs. 28-30, alternate embodiments of a 16 clip 301 and a clip advancement mechanism are shown. The clip 17 301 has substantially the same configuration as the clip 18 described above except that it has a threaded hole 301a in its 19 proximal end. Fig. 28 shows a plurality of clips 301-304 threadably mounted on the threaded end 148a of rotatable 21 control member 148. The control member 148 is similar to the 22 control member 48 described above except that it is mounted in 23 a way that it does not translate relative to the coil or the 24 actuator. In particular, control member 148 is mounted in a 1 thrust collar 310 set in a thrust bearing 312 which is located 2 between the proximal and distal coils (not shown). When the 3 control member 148 is rotated, the clips 301-304 which cannot 4 rotate because of the garage (not shown) are translated through the garage because of their threaded engagement with 6 the control member.
8 The Presently Preferred Manual Actuator Figs. 30-37 illustrate the presently preferred manual 11 actuator 418. Similar reference numerals, increased by 400, 12 refer to similar parts to the manual actuator 18 of Figs. 1-6.
13 The manual actuator 418 includes a lever 422, a knob 424, and 14 a crank 426. According to a first aspect of this embodiment, a second crank 426' is provided on the opposite side of the 16 actuator. As seen best in Figs. 30 and 32, the "cranks" 426, 17 426' are knurled and do not have crank handles like the crank 18 26. Like the actuator 18, and as seen in Figs. 31-33, the 19 actuator 418 is provided with a finger grip 428 and a lever 422 having a thumb grip 430. Engaging hooks 432, 434 allow 21 the lever to be releasably locked in the closed position as 22 shown in Fig. 32.
Unlike our earlier clip appliers, there is no need to 6 chain the clips together so that they can be pulled back.
7 There is also no need to pull any of the clips back at any 8 time.
The Jaw Assembly 11 .
12 Figs. 17-27 illustrate details of the jaw assembly 20 13 which includes a clevis 82 and a pair of jaws 84, 86. The 14 jaws are hermaphroditic mating jaws, i.e. the jaws are identical and arranged to mate with each other. Each has a 16 proximal tang 84a, 86a, a plurality of side teeth 84b, 86b, 17 which are offset one half pitch from each other on opposite 18 sides of the longitudinal axis of the jaw, a distal tooth 84c, 19 86c, and a mounting hole 84d, 86d. The jaws are coupled to the clevis via their mounting holes. As seen best in Fig. 27, 21 the clevis 82 has two off-axis bosses 82a, 82b upon which the 22 jaws are mounted and held in place by rivets. The distal ends 23 of the pull wires 62, 64 are bent into dogs-legs which are 24 coupled to respective tangs 84a, 86a of the jaws. It will 1 thus be appreciated that distal movement of the pull wires 2 will cause the jaws to open as shown in Figs. 18 and 19 and 3 proximal movement of the pull wires will cause the jaws to 4 close as shown in Figs. 20 and 21. The use of offset bosses increases the mechanical advantage of the jaws. The clevis 6 also is provided with a pair of stops 82e, 82f (best seen in 7 Fig. 26) which engage ears 84a-1, 86a-1 on the tangs of the 8 jaws and which allow the jaws to be deflected 45-60 degrees 9 off axis when they are closed and which also allows for an approximately ten degree over-rotation of the jaws. This 11 allows the closed jaws to traverse a tortuous path through the 12 lumen of an endoscope.
14 As seen best in Fig. 19, the proximal tang and the distal tooth of each jaw lie on opposite sides of the longitudinal 16 axis of the jaw assembly. This arrangement provides stability 17 to the end effector arrangement. In particular, there is a 18 certain amount of clearance between the jaws and the clevis so 19 that the jaws can rotate easily open and closed. This clearance may allow the jaws to rock horizontally on the 21 clevis creating the possibility of jaw misalignment. In the 22 illustrated embodiment, the jaws are forced toward each other 23 horizontally as they are being closed rather than away from 24 each other. This is because the forming anvils act in 1 opposition to the horizontal moments generated by the pull 2 wires.
4 The interior surfaces of the distal teeth are forming anvils which cause the two tines of the clip to be bent 6 through approximately 90-1800 as shown in Figs. 20 and 23. In 7 particular, as seen in Fig. 19 and 21, the distal teeth define 8 two curvature paths, parallel to each other. This allows the 9 two tines of the clip to be bent into parallel semi-circles.
The distal teeth also function as a tissue fixation point 11 indicator as the point(s) where the teeth meet are adjacent 12 the location where the tines of the clips pierce the tissue.
14 As seen best in Fig. 23, after the distal-most (ultimate) clip 78 has been applied, the adjacent or penultimate clip 78a 16 is held by the stops 80m-2 and 80n-2 in the garage 80 and the 17 tines of the clip 78a embrace the tail of the clip 78. When 18 the jaws are opened, the jaw assembly can be moved away from 19 the ultimate clip 78 without releasing the penultimate clip 78a. As seen best in Fig. 18, with the jaws open, the tines 21 of the penultimate clip 78a are shielded by distal fins 82c, 22 82d of the clevis 82. However, if the clevis is dimensioned 23 differently, these fins 82c, 82d are not necessary because the 24 tines of the clip will not extend out of the clevis until it , 1 is being applied. Other illustrations of the clevis (e.g.
2 Fig. 26) do not show the fins.
4 As shown in Fig. 17, the garage mates with the clevis in three places in order to secure the garage relative to the 6 clevis. A distal mating is obtained with distal lips 80m-1 7 and 80n-1 engaging lips 82e and 82f of clevis 82 (shown best 8 in Fig. 22). A proximal mating is obtained with fingers 80p 9 and 80q engaging lateral recesses or bores 82g, 82h. The third mating is provided by sandwiching the proximal collar 11 80r between the clevis core and the distal end of the coil.
13 Alternate Embodiment, Self-Pushing Clip Referring now to Figs. 28-30, alternate embodiments of a 16 clip 301 and a clip advancement mechanism are shown. The clip 17 301 has substantially the same configuration as the clip 18 described above except that it has a threaded hole 301a in its 19 proximal end. Fig. 28 shows a plurality of clips 301-304 threadably mounted on the threaded end 148a of rotatable 21 control member 148. The control member 148 is similar to the 22 control member 48 described above except that it is mounted in 23 a way that it does not translate relative to the coil or the 24 actuator. In particular, control member 148 is mounted in a 1 thrust collar 310 set in a thrust bearing 312 which is located 2 between the proximal and distal coils (not shown). When the 3 control member 148 is rotated, the clips 301-304 which cannot 4 rotate because of the garage (not shown) are translated through the garage because of their threaded engagement with 6 the control member.
8 The Presently Preferred Manual Actuator Figs. 30-37 illustrate the presently preferred manual 11 actuator 418. Similar reference numerals, increased by 400, 12 refer to similar parts to the manual actuator 18 of Figs. 1-6.
13 The manual actuator 418 includes a lever 422, a knob 424, and 14 a crank 426. According to a first aspect of this embodiment, a second crank 426' is provided on the opposite side of the 16 actuator. As seen best in Figs. 30 and 32, the "cranks" 426, 17 426' are knurled and do not have crank handles like the crank 18 26. Like the actuator 18, and as seen in Figs. 31-33, the 19 actuator 418 is provided with a finger grip 428 and a lever 422 having a thumb grip 430. Engaging hooks 432, 434 allow 21 the lever to be releasably locked in the closed position as 22 shown in Fig. 32.
1 As seen best in Fig. 32, a polygonal crank shaft 500 2 extends transversely through the actuator 418 and is engaged 3 on opposite ends by the cranks 426, 426'. The crank shaft 500 4 is surrounded by a cylindrical structure 502, 504 on opposite sides of the actuator 418. According to a second aspect of 6 this embodiment, one of the cylinder structures 504 is 7 provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth 506, and as seen in 8 Fig. 33, the crank 426' has a peripheral post 508 upon which a 9 ratchet pawl 510 is mounted. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the ratchet and pawl prevent both cranks 426, 11 426' from being rotated backward, i.e., clockwise in the 12 illustrated embodiment.
14 According to a third aspect of this embodiment, as seen best in Figs. 34 and 35, the transmission 446 is coupled to a 16 counter gear 512. In this embodiment, the transmission gears 17 are arranged slightly differently than in the embodiment of 18 Figs. 1-6. In particular, the crank shaft 500 is coupled to a 19 small hub gear 514 which engages the counter gear 512 as shown in Fig. 35. The crank shaft is also coupled to an input spur 21 gear 447 which drives a step up spur gear 449 which is flipped 22 over as compared to the gear 49 shown in Fig. 4. The spur 23 gear 449 drives the crown gear 450 which is coupled to the 1 pinion 452. The pinion 452 is coupled to the cylinder 454 2 which is turn is coupled to the flywheel 456.
4 The counter gear 512 is provided with indicia 516, preferably on both sides, and a standing rib 518. The body of 6 the actuator 418 is provided with at least one, but preferably 7 two windows 520, 522 (see Figs. 31-33, 36 and 37) through 8 which the indicia 516 of the counter gear can be viewed (one 9 at a time). The illustrated counter is for use with a store of five clips. When the garage is full, the portion of the 11 counter between the standing rib 518 and the numeral "4" is 12 visible through the window. In order to accommodate space for 13 the standing rib, the number of teeth on the counter gear is 14 chosen so that one rotation of the hub gear causes slightly less than 1/5 rotation of the counter gear. As clips are 16 dispensed, the counter gear rotates clockwise counting down 17 the number of clips remaining. When there are "0" clips 18 remaining, the "0" indicia is visible through the window. In 19 addition, when in this position, the standing rib 518 abuts a structure inside the actuator, e.g. a wall of the window 21 opening. This prevents the counter gear and the cranks from 22 advancing further. Preferably, the counter gear 512 is 23 provided with an index hole 524 which is used to properly 24 orient the gear during assembly.
14 According to a third aspect of this embodiment, as seen best in Figs. 34 and 35, the transmission 446 is coupled to a 16 counter gear 512. In this embodiment, the transmission gears 17 are arranged slightly differently than in the embodiment of 18 Figs. 1-6. In particular, the crank shaft 500 is coupled to a 19 small hub gear 514 which engages the counter gear 512 as shown in Fig. 35. The crank shaft is also coupled to an input spur 21 gear 447 which drives a step up spur gear 449 which is flipped 22 over as compared to the gear 49 shown in Fig. 4. The spur 23 gear 449 drives the crown gear 450 which is coupled to the 1 pinion 452. The pinion 452 is coupled to the cylinder 454 2 which is turn is coupled to the flywheel 456.
4 The counter gear 512 is provided with indicia 516, preferably on both sides, and a standing rib 518. The body of 6 the actuator 418 is provided with at least one, but preferably 7 two windows 520, 522 (see Figs. 31-33, 36 and 37) through 8 which the indicia 516 of the counter gear can be viewed (one 9 at a time). The illustrated counter is for use with a store of five clips. When the garage is full, the portion of the 11 counter between the standing rib 518 and the numeral "4" is 12 visible through the window. In order to accommodate space for 13 the standing rib, the number of teeth on the counter gear is 14 chosen so that one rotation of the hub gear causes slightly less than 1/5 rotation of the counter gear. As clips are 16 dispensed, the counter gear rotates clockwise counting down 17 the number of clips remaining. When there are "0" clips 18 remaining, the "0" indicia is visible through the window. In 19 addition, when in this position, the standing rib 518 abuts a structure inside the actuator, e.g. a wall of the window 21 opening. This prevents the counter gear and the cranks from 22 advancing further. Preferably, the counter gear 512 is 23 provided with an index hole 524 which is used to properly 24 orient the gear during assembly.
-2 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that means other 3 than the standing rib 518 could be used to stop rotation. For 4 example, the threads on the control member 48 can be arranged to run out upon dispensing the last clip. Alternatively, a 6 bump can be provided on the control member 48 at a location to 7 be stopped by engaging the rigid member 60 upon dispensing the 8 last clip. Still another alternative is to arrange the pusher 9 70 to engage and lock on the detent fingers 80m, 80n after the last clip has been fired. The purpose of the stop is to 11 prevent the pusher from entering the jaws and to indicate that 12 all of the clips have been used.
14 According to a fourth aspect of this embodiment and as illustrated in Figs. 36 and 37, the crank detent lock 458 is 16 engaged by the lever 422 such that the crank can only be 17 turned when the jaws are closed. In particular, the floor of 18 the previously identified cylindrical structure 502 is 19 provided with a ramp 526 which rises to a step 528. The crank 426 and/or the crank shaft 500 are/is coupled to a leaf spring 21 530 which extends generally radially out from the axis of the 22 crank shaft and terminates with an upturned lip 532. Figs. 36 23 and 37 illustrate the crank/crank shaft in the locked position 24 with the leaf spring 530 lying adjacent the step 528. If the 1 crank were operated to dispense a clip, rotation of the crank 2 would be stopped by the leaf spring 530 hitting the step 528.
4 The lever 422 has a tongue 534 with a lifting ramp 536 at its end. A mouth 538 opens into the cylindrical structure 502 6 adjacent to the step 528. The tongue 534 is arranged so that 7 it enters the mouth 538 when the lever 422 is moved to the 8 closed position, closing the jaws. When the tongue 534 enters 9 the mouth 538, the lifting ramp 536 engages the upturned lip 532 and raises the leaf spring 530 above the step 528. In 11 this position, the leaf spring and the step no longer impede 12 rotation of the cranks, and a clip may be dispensed. Rotation 13 of the crank moves the leaf spring down the ramp 526 onto the 14 floor of the cylindrical structure where it is free to move around in a complete rotation. The tongue 534 is provided 16 with a lower recess 540 which allows the leaf spring 530 to 17 pass under it at the end of a single rotation of the crank, at 18 which point the spring will once again abut the step 528. The 19 tongue 534 is resilient enough so that the recess 540 can pass over the upturned lip 532 when the lever 422 is moved back to 21 open the jaws. Thus, the crank will move exactly one rotation 22 after the jaws are closed and will not move again until the 23 jaws are opened and then closed again.
14 According to a fourth aspect of this embodiment and as illustrated in Figs. 36 and 37, the crank detent lock 458 is 16 engaged by the lever 422 such that the crank can only be 17 turned when the jaws are closed. In particular, the floor of 18 the previously identified cylindrical structure 502 is 19 provided with a ramp 526 which rises to a step 528. The crank 426 and/or the crank shaft 500 are/is coupled to a leaf spring 21 530 which extends generally radially out from the axis of the 22 crank shaft and terminates with an upturned lip 532. Figs. 36 23 and 37 illustrate the crank/crank shaft in the locked position 24 with the leaf spring 530 lying adjacent the step 528. If the 1 crank were operated to dispense a clip, rotation of the crank 2 would be stopped by the leaf spring 530 hitting the step 528.
4 The lever 422 has a tongue 534 with a lifting ramp 536 at its end. A mouth 538 opens into the cylindrical structure 502 6 adjacent to the step 528. The tongue 534 is arranged so that 7 it enters the mouth 538 when the lever 422 is moved to the 8 closed position, closing the jaws. When the tongue 534 enters 9 the mouth 538, the lifting ramp 536 engages the upturned lip 532 and raises the leaf spring 530 above the step 528. In 11 this position, the leaf spring and the step no longer impede 12 rotation of the cranks, and a clip may be dispensed. Rotation 13 of the crank moves the leaf spring down the ramp 526 onto the 14 floor of the cylindrical structure where it is free to move around in a complete rotation. The tongue 534 is provided 16 with a lower recess 540 which allows the leaf spring 530 to 17 pass under it at the end of a single rotation of the crank, at 18 which point the spring will once again abut the step 528. The 19 tongue 534 is resilient enough so that the recess 540 can pass over the upturned lip 532 when the lever 422 is moved back to 21 open the jaws. Thus, the crank will move exactly one rotation 22 after the jaws are closed and will not move again until the 23 jaws are opened and then closed again.
1 Alternate Embodiments of Force Limiting Springs 3 Figs. 38-40 illustrate a first alternate embodiment of a 4 force limiting spring in a manual actuator 600 which in other respects is substantially the same as the actuator described 6 above. The actuator 600 has a thumb lever 602 which is 7 coupled to a linkage 604. The distal end of the linkage 604 8 engages the distal end of a spring 606. A washer 608 is 9 located adjacent the proximal end of the spring 606 and a "shuttle" 610 is located proximal of the washer 608 and abuts 11 a stop wall 611 on the linkage 604. The control member 612 12 extends through the linkage 604, the spring 606, the washer 13 608, and is coupled to the shuttle 610. The shuttle 610 is 14 composed of two identical pieces illustrated in Fig. 40. Each piece 610 is generally semi-cylindrical, has a pair of locking 16 nubs 610a, 610b and a pair of nub-receiving sockets 610c, 17 610d. The interior of the piece 610 has an off center wire 18 engaging tongue 610e and each end is provided with an axial 19 half bore 610f, 610g. From the foregoing, those skilled in the art will appreciate that when a control wire is placed 21 between the two pieces of the shuttle and they are pressed 22 together, the control wire will be bent into an S shape by the 23 two tongues 610e and the shuttle will be fixed relative to the 24 control wire.
2 With the foregoing in mind, it will also be appreciated 3 that when the lever 602 is moved from the open position (Fig.
4 39) toward the closed position shown in Fig. 38, the linkage 604 moves the spring 606 and washer 608 proximally against the 6 shuttle 610 pulling the control wire 612 proximally until the 7 control wire can be pulled no more, or until a predetermined 8 tension is placed on the wire. At that point, further closure 9 of lever 602 continues to move the linkage 604 and spring 606 proximally. However, because the wire 612, washer 608, and 11 shuttle 610 will not move (or because the spring constant is 12 less than the tension on the wire), the spring 606 begins to 13 compress between the linkage 604 and the washer 608 and 14 remains compressed when the lever is locked. The amount of compression will depend on the tortuosity of the path of the 16 control wire. According to the presently preferred 17 embodiment, there is always some spring compression when the 18 lever is locked as shown in Fig. 38. When the lever 602 is 19 released, at first, the linkage 604 will move distally relative to the washer and shuttle and the spring will expand.
21 Eventually, the stop wall 611 on the linkage 604 will reach 22 the shuttle 610 and push the shuttle distally, thereby causing 23 the control wire 612 to move distally.
4 39) toward the closed position shown in Fig. 38, the linkage 604 moves the spring 606 and washer 608 proximally against the 6 shuttle 610 pulling the control wire 612 proximally until the 7 control wire can be pulled no more, or until a predetermined 8 tension is placed on the wire. At that point, further closure 9 of lever 602 continues to move the linkage 604 and spring 606 proximally. However, because the wire 612, washer 608, and 11 shuttle 610 will not move (or because the spring constant is 12 less than the tension on the wire), the spring 606 begins to 13 compress between the linkage 604 and the washer 608 and 14 remains compressed when the lever is locked. The amount of compression will depend on the tortuosity of the path of the 16 control wire. According to the presently preferred 17 embodiment, there is always some spring compression when the 18 lever is locked as shown in Fig. 38. When the lever 602 is 19 released, at first, the linkage 604 will move distally relative to the washer and shuttle and the spring will expand.
21 Eventually, the stop wall 611 on the linkage 604 will reach 22 the shuttle 610 and push the shuttle distally, thereby causing 23 the control wire 612 to move distally.
1 It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that 2 the function of the washer 608 is to provide a positive 3 interference between the spring 606 and the shuttle 610. One 4 manner of providing the positive interference is to partially close the end of spring 606 by bending the end of the spring 6 606 into an "e" shape. Alternatively, the end of the spring 7 wire can be flattened and broadened to interfere with the 8 shuttle. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the 9 art that instead of providing a stop wall 611 on the linkage 604 for the shuttle 610, the lever 602 can be arranged to 11 directly push the shuttle (and hence wire 612) distally upon 12 the release of the lever from the closed position.
14 Figs. 41-43 illustrate a second alternate embodiment of a force limiting spring in a manual actuator 700 which in other 16 respects is substantially the same as the actuator described 17 above. The actuator 700 has a thumb lever 702 which is formed 18 in two parts 702a, 702b coupled to each other by a torsion 19 spring 706. As seen best in Fig. 42, the upper part 702b of the lever 702 has a socket 702c for receiving a ball 710 21 coupled to the control wire (not shown) and two spaced apart 22 legs 702d, 702e. The lower part 702a of the lever has an 23 upper finger 702f which extends between the legs 702d, 702e.
24 The torsion spring 706 is mounted on a pivot post 703 which 1 extends through the upper finger 702f and the legs 702d, 702e.
2 The back of the spring 706a engages the back of the finger 3 702f and the front of the spring 706b engages the upper part 4 of the lever 702b. The ball is made of two identical pieces illustrated in Fig. 43. The piece is generally hemispherical 6 but is similar to the previously described shuttle in that it 7 has a pair of locking nubs 710a, 710b and a pair of nub-8 receiving sockets 710c, 710d. The interior of the piece 710 9 has an off center wire engaging tongue 710e and a pair of diametrically opposed half bores 710f, 710g are provided 11 coaxial with the tongue 710e. From the foregoing, those 12 skilled in the art will appreciate that when a control wire is 13 placed between the two pieces of the ball and they are pressed 14 together, the control wire will be bent into an S shape by the two tongues 710e and the ball will be fixed relative to the 16 control wire.
18 With the foregoing in mind, it will be appreciated that 19 when the lever 702 is moved from an open position toward the closed position shown in Fig. 41, the upper part 702b of the 21 lever and the control wire (not shown) are moved proximally 22 until the control wire cannot be pulled further. At this 23 point, the upper part 702b of the lever remains stationary.
24 However, in order to reach a fully closed lever position, the =
1 lower lever part 702a can continue to rotate about the pivot 2 axle 703 and cause the finger 702f to exert force against the 3 back part 706a of the spring 706, thereby causing the spring 4 finger 706b to spread away from spring finger 706a and top lever part 702b. When the lever is eventually released from 6 its fully closed position, at first the force of finger 702f 7 against the spring is released and the ball 710 and wire will 8 not move. Eventually, when spring finger 706b hits the top 9 lever part 702b, the entire lever, the ball 710 and the control wire is moved distally.
12 Pre-loaded Clip Ejector In the presently preferred embodiment, at least a distal portion of the flexible coil (in this case the distal coil 16 12b) is pre-loaded to provide sufficient columnar stiffness.
17 When the jaws 84, 86 are closed, the pull wire(s) increase the 18 load between the clevis and the nut. After the clip is 19 deployed, the pull wires are actuated distally to open the jaws. The force of the compressed clip train, and if 21 necessary, the force from the pull wires is sufficient to 22 overcome the pre-load of the distal coil so that the jaws and 23 clevis move away from the tines of the clip, which have been 24 compressed against the forming anvils of the jaws. An 1 alternate embodiment of this concept provides oblong holes in 2 the jaws for attachment to the bosses on the clevis. When the 3 jaws are closed, the pull wires move the jaws proximally with 4 respect to the clevis. When the pull wires are released from tension and actuated distally, the jaws are also able to move 6 distally with respect to the clevis to release the compressive 7 load on the tines of the clip.
9 According to an alternative embodiment, the distal coil 12b is pre-loaded to spring distally. When the jaws 84, 86 11 are closed, the pull wire(s) 62 pull against the distal coil, 12 shortening the distal coil against its pre-load. After the 13 clip is dispensed, the jaws are opened. When the jaws are 14 opened, the pre-load on the distal coil causes the clevis 82, jaws 84, 86, and garage 80 all to move a slight distance 16 distally. At the same time, the clips do not move, as they 17 are freely disposed in the garage which is moving over them.
18 This action has the effect of separating the distal anvils on 19 the jaws from the tines on the formed clip, thereby easing the opening of the jaws.
22 The pre-loading of the distal coil provides the coil with 23 sufficient columnar strength to allow for tangential bites, 1 prevents buckling during jaw closure, and provides reaction 2 force to overcome frictional forces as the jaws open.
4 Alternate Jaw Embodiment 6 Figs. 44 and 45 illustrate an alternate embodiment of 7 jaws 184, 186 which are substantially the same as the jaws 84, 8 86 but for their mounting holes 184d, 186d. In this 9 embodiment, the mounting holes 184d, 186d are not circular.
They are oblate or "slotted". This allows the jaws to slide distally and proximally as they are opened and closed. Thus, 12 when the jaws are closed as shown in Fig. 44, they are pulled 13 proximally. In this position, the clip is fired into the 14 closed jaws which act as forming anvils as described above.
When the jaws are opened as shown in Fig. 45, they slide 16 distally away from the formed clip separating the distal 17 anvils on the jaws from the tines on the formed clip, thereby 18 easing the opening of the jaws.
There have been described and illustrated herein several 21 embodiments of a flexible endoscopic clip applier. While 22 particular embodiments of the invention have been described, 23 it is not intended that the invention be limited thereto, as 24 it is intended that the invention be as broad in scope as the 1 art will allow and that the specification be read likewise.
2 Thus, while the coils of the invention have been described as 3 being formed from flat stock, it will be appreciated that the 4 stock can be of circular or other cross-section. Also, while particular materials have been described as preferred in 6 making various of the elements of the invention, it will be 7 appreciated that other materials can be utilized. Further, 8 while the invention has been described as utilizing a gear 9 arrangement which provides a specific number of turns to a wire control element for advancing the clips, it will be 11 appreciated that other gear arrangements which provide the 12 same or different numbers of turns of the wire control element 13 can be provided. Further, while the invention has been 14 disclosed in conjunction with two different kinds of end effectors, i.e. the jaws and the clip pusher, other components 16 of the invention may be used with different end effectors.
17 The appended claims define distinctly and in explicit 18 terms the subject matter of the invention for which 19 an exclusive privilege or property is claimed.
14 Figs. 41-43 illustrate a second alternate embodiment of a force limiting spring in a manual actuator 700 which in other 16 respects is substantially the same as the actuator described 17 above. The actuator 700 has a thumb lever 702 which is formed 18 in two parts 702a, 702b coupled to each other by a torsion 19 spring 706. As seen best in Fig. 42, the upper part 702b of the lever 702 has a socket 702c for receiving a ball 710 21 coupled to the control wire (not shown) and two spaced apart 22 legs 702d, 702e. The lower part 702a of the lever has an 23 upper finger 702f which extends between the legs 702d, 702e.
24 The torsion spring 706 is mounted on a pivot post 703 which 1 extends through the upper finger 702f and the legs 702d, 702e.
2 The back of the spring 706a engages the back of the finger 3 702f and the front of the spring 706b engages the upper part 4 of the lever 702b. The ball is made of two identical pieces illustrated in Fig. 43. The piece is generally hemispherical 6 but is similar to the previously described shuttle in that it 7 has a pair of locking nubs 710a, 710b and a pair of nub-8 receiving sockets 710c, 710d. The interior of the piece 710 9 has an off center wire engaging tongue 710e and a pair of diametrically opposed half bores 710f, 710g are provided 11 coaxial with the tongue 710e. From the foregoing, those 12 skilled in the art will appreciate that when a control wire is 13 placed between the two pieces of the ball and they are pressed 14 together, the control wire will be bent into an S shape by the two tongues 710e and the ball will be fixed relative to the 16 control wire.
18 With the foregoing in mind, it will be appreciated that 19 when the lever 702 is moved from an open position toward the closed position shown in Fig. 41, the upper part 702b of the 21 lever and the control wire (not shown) are moved proximally 22 until the control wire cannot be pulled further. At this 23 point, the upper part 702b of the lever remains stationary.
24 However, in order to reach a fully closed lever position, the =
1 lower lever part 702a can continue to rotate about the pivot 2 axle 703 and cause the finger 702f to exert force against the 3 back part 706a of the spring 706, thereby causing the spring 4 finger 706b to spread away from spring finger 706a and top lever part 702b. When the lever is eventually released from 6 its fully closed position, at first the force of finger 702f 7 against the spring is released and the ball 710 and wire will 8 not move. Eventually, when spring finger 706b hits the top 9 lever part 702b, the entire lever, the ball 710 and the control wire is moved distally.
12 Pre-loaded Clip Ejector In the presently preferred embodiment, at least a distal portion of the flexible coil (in this case the distal coil 16 12b) is pre-loaded to provide sufficient columnar stiffness.
17 When the jaws 84, 86 are closed, the pull wire(s) increase the 18 load between the clevis and the nut. After the clip is 19 deployed, the pull wires are actuated distally to open the jaws. The force of the compressed clip train, and if 21 necessary, the force from the pull wires is sufficient to 22 overcome the pre-load of the distal coil so that the jaws and 23 clevis move away from the tines of the clip, which have been 24 compressed against the forming anvils of the jaws. An 1 alternate embodiment of this concept provides oblong holes in 2 the jaws for attachment to the bosses on the clevis. When the 3 jaws are closed, the pull wires move the jaws proximally with 4 respect to the clevis. When the pull wires are released from tension and actuated distally, the jaws are also able to move 6 distally with respect to the clevis to release the compressive 7 load on the tines of the clip.
9 According to an alternative embodiment, the distal coil 12b is pre-loaded to spring distally. When the jaws 84, 86 11 are closed, the pull wire(s) 62 pull against the distal coil, 12 shortening the distal coil against its pre-load. After the 13 clip is dispensed, the jaws are opened. When the jaws are 14 opened, the pre-load on the distal coil causes the clevis 82, jaws 84, 86, and garage 80 all to move a slight distance 16 distally. At the same time, the clips do not move, as they 17 are freely disposed in the garage which is moving over them.
18 This action has the effect of separating the distal anvils on 19 the jaws from the tines on the formed clip, thereby easing the opening of the jaws.
22 The pre-loading of the distal coil provides the coil with 23 sufficient columnar strength to allow for tangential bites, 1 prevents buckling during jaw closure, and provides reaction 2 force to overcome frictional forces as the jaws open.
4 Alternate Jaw Embodiment 6 Figs. 44 and 45 illustrate an alternate embodiment of 7 jaws 184, 186 which are substantially the same as the jaws 84, 8 86 but for their mounting holes 184d, 186d. In this 9 embodiment, the mounting holes 184d, 186d are not circular.
They are oblate or "slotted". This allows the jaws to slide distally and proximally as they are opened and closed. Thus, 12 when the jaws are closed as shown in Fig. 44, they are pulled 13 proximally. In this position, the clip is fired into the 14 closed jaws which act as forming anvils as described above.
When the jaws are opened as shown in Fig. 45, they slide 16 distally away from the formed clip separating the distal 17 anvils on the jaws from the tines on the formed clip, thereby 18 easing the opening of the jaws.
There have been described and illustrated herein several 21 embodiments of a flexible endoscopic clip applier. While 22 particular embodiments of the invention have been described, 23 it is not intended that the invention be limited thereto, as 24 it is intended that the invention be as broad in scope as the 1 art will allow and that the specification be read likewise.
2 Thus, while the coils of the invention have been described as 3 being formed from flat stock, it will be appreciated that the 4 stock can be of circular or other cross-section. Also, while particular materials have been described as preferred in 6 making various of the elements of the invention, it will be 7 appreciated that other materials can be utilized. Further, 8 while the invention has been described as utilizing a gear 9 arrangement which provides a specific number of turns to a wire control element for advancing the clips, it will be 11 appreciated that other gear arrangements which provide the 12 same or different numbers of turns of the wire control element 13 can be provided. Further, while the invention has been 14 disclosed in conjunction with two different kinds of end effectors, i.e. the jaws and the clip pusher, other components 16 of the invention may be used with different end effectors.
17 The appended claims define distinctly and in explicit 18 terms the subject matter of the invention for which 19 an exclusive privilege or property is claimed.
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1. An endoscopic clip applier, comprising:
a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
a clip dispenser coupled to said distal end and containing a plurality of clips;
an actuator coupled to said proximal end;
a control member extending through said flexible tube, said control member coupled to said clip dispenser and to said actuator, wherein said actuator has a rotatable member for rotating said control member, said rotatable member being arranged such that one revolution of said rotatable member causes exactly one clip to be dispensed.
a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
a clip dispenser coupled to said distal end and containing a plurality of clips;
an actuator coupled to said proximal end;
a control member extending through said flexible tube, said control member coupled to said clip dispenser and to said actuator, wherein said actuator has a rotatable member for rotating said control member, said rotatable member being arranged such that one revolution of said rotatable member causes exactly one clip to be dispensed.
2. The clip applier according to claim 1, wherein:
said clips are axially arranged.
said clips are axially arranged.
3. The clip applier according to claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of gears, said rotatable member and said control member being coupled to said plurality of gears.
a plurality of gears, said rotatable member and said control member being coupled to said plurality of gears.
4. The clip applier according to claim 1, wherein:
said rotatable member includes a crank.
said rotatable member includes a crank.
5. An endoscopic clip applier, comprising:
a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
clip dispenser coupled to said distal end and containing a plurality of clips;
an actuator coupled to said proximal end;
a control member extending through said flexible tube, said control member coupled to said clip dispenser and to said actuator, wherein said actuator has a rotatable member for rotating said control member, said rotatable member being arranged such that one revolution of said rotatable member causes all of said plurality of clips to be dispensed.
a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
clip dispenser coupled to said distal end and containing a plurality of clips;
an actuator coupled to said proximal end;
a control member extending through said flexible tube, said control member coupled to said clip dispenser and to said actuator, wherein said actuator has a rotatable member for rotating said control member, said rotatable member being arranged such that one revolution of said rotatable member causes all of said plurality of clips to be dispensed.
6. The clip applier according to claim 5, wherein:
said clips are axially arranged.
said clips are axially arranged.
7. The clip applier according to claim 5, further comprising:
a plurality of gears, said rotatable member and said control member being coupled to said plurality of gears.
a plurality of gears, said rotatable member and said control member being coupled to said plurality of gears.
8. The clip applier according to claim 7, wherein:
said rotatable member includes a crank.
said rotatable member includes a crank.
9. An endoscopic instrument comprising:
an endoscopic clip applier; and a rotatable member;
wherein the endoscopic clip applier is configured for being delivered through the lumen of an endoscope and dispensing a clip by rotation of the rotatable member exactly one rotation.
an endoscopic clip applier; and a rotatable member;
wherein the endoscopic clip applier is configured for being delivered through the lumen of an endoscope and dispensing a clip by rotation of the rotatable member exactly one rotation.
10. Use of the endoscopic instrument according to claim 9, for dispensing an endoscopic clip.
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