Clip deployment tool and associated methods

Abstract

A laparoscopic device comprising: (a) a housing operatively coupled to a first control and a second control; (b) an end effector operatively coupled to the first control, the end effector comprising a first component and a second component selectively repositionable with respect to one another within an X-Y plane, the end effector also including a third component selectively repositionable with respect to the second component within an Y-Z plane; (c) a laparoscopic conduit extending between the housing and the end effector; and, (d) an occlusion clip deployment device operatively coupled to the end effector and the second control.

What is claimed is: 
     
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         24 . A surgical device comprising:
 a housing operatively coupled to a first control and a second control;   an end effector operatively coupled to the first control, the end effector comprising a first component and a second component selectively repositionable with respect to one another as part of a first degree of freedom, the end effector also including a third component selectively repositionable with respect to the second component as part of a second degree of freedom;   a surgical conduit mounted to and extending between the housing and the end effector; and,   wherein the end effector includes an occlusion clip deployment device operatively coupled to the third component and the second control, the occlusion clip deployment device includes an enclosed frame delineating an opening, the enclosed frame sized to circumscribe a left atrial appendage.