# US 10,945,740 B2 · Surgical clip > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,945,740 B2 - Document ID: US10945740B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/016,022 - Filed: 2018-06-22 - Published: 2018-12-27 - Granted: 2021-03-16 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-22 - Assignees: Teleflex Medical Incorporated - Applicants: Teleflex Medical Incorporated - Inventors: David Lee Foshee; Michael Dell Ramsey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945740B2 ## CPC - A61B 17/122: Clamps or clips, e.g. for the umbilical cord {(for the vas deferens A61F6/206)} - A61B 17/0487: {Suture clamps, clips or locks, e.g. for replacing suture knots; Instruments for applying or removing suture clamps, clips or locks (suture anchors A61B17/0401; wound clamps or clips A61B17/08; ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/122)} - A61B 17/0482: {Needle or suture guides (guides for drills, pins or wire A61B17/17; guides for puncturing needles A61B17/3403)} - A61B 2017/00778: {Operations on blood vessels (A61B2017/22097, A61B2017/320741 take precedence)} - A61B 2017/00955: {thermoplastic} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A surgical clip may include: a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a concave curvature; a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a convex curvature; at least one first tooth extending from a first lateral side of the inner surface of the second leg member; and a first channel defined between the first side surface and the inner surface of the first leg member. The first and second leg members may be configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and in the closed configuration, the at least one first tooth is received in the first channel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A surgical clip comprising: a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature; a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature; and at least one tooth on and extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member, wherein the at least one tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in a closed configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth includes at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the second leg member and at least one second tooth extending from the second side surface of the second leg member, and the at least one first tooth and the at least one second tooth are configured to receive the inner surface of the first leg member therebetween. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The surgical clip of claim 2, wherein the at least one first tooth and the at least one second tooth are staggered along the second leg member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth comprises a plurality of teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along the second leg member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, further comprising at least one tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member, wherein the at least one tooth of the first leg member is configured to extend past the inner surface of the second leg member in the closed configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth includes at least one substantially flat side surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth includes first and second substantially flat side surfaces. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The surgical dip of claim 1, wherein the at least one tooth includes a convex or substantially flat inner surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The surgical dip of claim 1, wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, further comprising: a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member, wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, further comprising: a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The surgical clip of claim 1, further comprising a hinge portion connecting the first leg member and the second leg member. ### Claim 14 A surgical clip comprising: a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature; at least one first tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature; and at least one second tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member, wherein the at least first one tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the second leg member in a closed configuration, and the at least one second tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in the closed configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, wherein the at least one first tooth is on the at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member, and the at least one second tooth is on the at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, wherein the at least one first tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member includes: at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the first leg member; and at least one first tooth extending from the second side surface of the first leg member, wherein the at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the first leg member and the at least one first tooth extending from the second side surface of the first leg member are configured to receive the inner surface of the second leg member therebetween. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, wherein the at least one first tooth comprises a plurality of first teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along the first leg member, and the at least one second tooth comprises a plurality of second teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along: the second leg member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The surgical clip of claim 17, wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are staggered. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, further comprising: a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member, wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, further comprising: a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The surgical clip of claim 14, wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth. ### Claim 23 A surgical clip comprising: a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature; a second leg, member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature; a plurality of first teeth longitudinally spaced out apart on the first side surface of the second leg member; and a plurality of second teeth longitudinally spaced out apart on the second side surface of the second leg member, wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in a closed configuration and receive the inner surface of the first leg, member therebetween. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The surgical clip of claim 23, further comprising: a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member, wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The surgical clip of claim 23, further comprising: a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The surgical clip of claim 23, wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The surgical dip of claim 23, wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The surgical clip of claim 23, wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are staggered.