Surgical clamp insert with direction indicator

A surgical clamp, comprising:

• a pair of elongate jaws connected together for movement toward each other, at least one of said pair of jaws having a distal end and a surface in opposition to the other of said jaws, and an elongate cavity adapted for slidably receiving a clamp pad, the cavity extending longitudinally within said at least one jaw;
• wherein said clamp pad comprises an elongate body configured to extend over a surface of said at least one jaw, and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body and configured for slidable insertion in a loading direction into the cavity extending longitudinally through said jaw, wherein the elongate body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first and second ends is configured to be inserted first into said cavity, and further comprising a direction indicator to identify which end of the first and second ends is first inserted into said cavity, wherein said attachment member is configured to insert into an open distal end of said jaw into said elongate cavity, and wherein said direction indicator is on a proximal end of said elongate body, and further comprising a cushioned surface member on the elongate body, wherein the direction indicator comprises angled edges defining a terminal point oriented in said loading direction, and wherein the cushioned surface member has a shape at a proximal end which is contoured to match the angled edges of the direction indicator.