Device for filling the magazine of a scalp clip applicator with C-shaped scalp clips

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the case of an applicator for scalp clips, such as that known, for example, from DE-PS 34 05 335, the scalp clips have to be inserted individually into the magazine by hand.
This is time-consuming and requires a certain dexterity and can often not be carried out under sterile conditions.
The object of the invention is to provide a device enabling the magazine of a scalp clip applicator to be filled quickly with C-shaped scalp clips while maintaining sterile conditions.
This is accomplished in that the scalp clips are arranged in a feed container in a row one behind the other, the feed container is connected to a feed opening of the magazine and the scalp clips are transferred from the feed container to the magazine without altering their sequence.
The feed container can, for example, be filled with scalp clips at the factory and then delivered already sterilized.
On the spot, for example in the operating theater, the scalp clips can then be transferred in the simplest manner from the container to the magazine, again under sterile conditions.
A device for carrying out the method is characterized by a feed container for accommodating a row of scalp clips and insert means provided on the magazine for connecting the feed container with the magazine such that the scalp clips are transferred from the feed container to the magazine one after the other.
It is particularly advantageous when the slide clips slide from the feed container into the magazine one after the other due to the effect of gravity.
The feed container is preferably tubular in design and closed at its front end by a cover.
A preferred embodiment of an inventive device is characterized in that the insert means on the magazine has a closeable insert opening and at least one support for the feed container, whereby the insert opening can be advantageously closed by the housing of a roll spring which is mounted for displacement on the magazine.
In a preferred embodiment, the cover is articulatedly attached to the feed container and opens automatically due to interaction with the insert means when the container is fitted into the magazine