US 11,628,290 B2 · Pinch clamp

Abstract

A pinch clamp for use in occluding intravenous tubing or other similar tubing can include patient comfort features and/or lateral disengagement prevention features. These features can also be designed in a manner that allows the pinch clamps to be more easily manufactured. A pinch clamp can include a first arm that is coupled to a second arm by hinges. Each of the first and second arms can form a clamping surface that are aligned when the first arm is positioned overtop the second arm. The first arm can include opposing openings and the second arm can include opposing tabs which insert through the openings when the first arm is positioned overtop the second arm. The retaining tabs interface with the openings to prevent the first arm from separating from the second arm.

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Dependent claims

A pinch clamp comprising:

a first arm coupled to a second arm by a hinge;
wherein the first arm includes a first clamping surface and the second arm includes a second clamping surface;
wherein one of the first arm or the second arm includes an opening and the other of the first arm or the second arm includes a retaining tab which inserts through the opening when the first arm is positioned overtop the second arm, the retaining tab interfacing with the opening to prevent the first arm from separating from the second arm,
wherein the retaining tab includes a retaining ledge that interfaces with the opening to prevent the first arm from separating from the second arm, wherein the retaining tab further includes a clamping ledge that interfaces with the opening to retain the pinch clamp in an engaged position.

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