Surgical instrument has shaft containing guide for U shaped clips, slider, dispenser slot, hooked abutment element and dispenser opening

摘要

The surgical instrument (1) has a tubular shaft (2) contained in a guide (7) for U-shaped clips (9), and a slider for dispensing individual clips. An inner end part of the shaft has a dispenser slot. The inner shaft end has at least one hooked abutment element (4) spaced apart in front of the dispenser opening. The outer end of the instrument has operating elements for the slider and abutment.