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US 11,883,035 B2Granted
Appendage clamp deployment assist device
AssigneeAtriCure, Inc.
InventorsSalvatore Privitera, Matthew Monti, Adam Harp, Kenneth Lance Miller, Jason Iain Glithero
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Abstract
The instant disclosure is directed to devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp. In addition, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp using robotics. Moreover, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for reducing the force necessary to open an occlusion clamp without permanently compromising the clamping force of the clamp itself.
Claims28
An occlusion system comprising:
- an occlusion clamp comprising a first beam comprising a first pocket and a second beam comprising a second pocket, wherein the first and second beams are biased toward one another by a first elastic wire and a second elastic wire, and wherein each of the first and second pockets is closed along a longitudinal, dominant dimension of the respective pocket;
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- an occlusion clamp deployment device comprising a pair of repositionable shafts removably coupled to the occlusion clamp and configured to assist in separating the first and second beams, each repositionable shaft configured to be received within a respective one of the first and second pockets.
An occlusion system comprising:
- an occlusion clamp comprising a first beam comprising a first pocket and a second beam comprising a second pocket, wherein the first and second beams are biased toward one another by a first U-shaped spring and a second U-shaped spring, and wherein each of the first and second pockets has an open end and an opposing closed end;
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- an occlusion clamp deployment device comprising a pair of repositionable shafts removably coupled to the occlusion clamp and configured to assist in separating the first and second beams, each repositionable shaft configured to be received within a respective one of the first and second pockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.