#$%^&*AU2009212769B220141120.pdf#####SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Abstract Surgical clip appliers (100) are provided including a clip carrier (170) disposed within a channel assembly (108) and defining a channel (1 70d) and a plurality of windows (172) therein a plurality of clips ("C") slidably disposed within said channel (170d) of said clip carrier (170) a wedge plate (180) reciprocally disposed within said channel assembly (108), said wedge plate (180) including a plurality of apertures formed along a length thereof and a clip follower (174) slidably disposed within said channel (170d) of said clip carrier (170) and disposed proximally of said plurality of clips ("C"), /O said clip follower (174) being configured and adapted for selective engagement with said windows (172) of said clip carrier (170) and said apertures of said wedge plate (180). The clip follower (174) is configured and adapted to urge said plurality of clips ("C"), in a distal direction relative to said clip carrier (170), upon reciprocal movement of said wedge plate (180). The clip applier (100) may be adapted to different size clips by the method of replacing modular components.1/76 04 Cn/ C"-~ _-m. (cc
