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US 2003/0191477 A1Published application
Umbilical cord cutter retainer
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InventorsYiau-Hung Qiu, Qi-Zhao Guo
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InventorsYiau-Hung Qiu, Qi-Zhao Guo
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An umbilical cord cutter retainer comprises a main spanner, a force applying spanner pivotally installed to the main spanner, and a cutting structure inserted in the main spanner. A distal end of the main spanner has an inserting groove for being inserted by a cutting structure. Two front lateral sides of the main spanner have respective umbilical cord clips which have different colors and are detachable. Normally, the umbilical cord clips supports the force applying spanner so as to be expanded from the main spanner. A knife is inserted into the force applying spanner. A knife can be exactly inserted into a place between the two umbilical cord clips for cutting the umbilical cord between the two umbilical cord clips. Moreover, two ends of the inserting groove of the main spanner have guide grooves. Thereby, the cutting structure can be guided into the inserting groove of the main spanner easily.
An umbilical cord cutter retainer comprising a main spanner, a force applying spanner pivotally installed to the main spanner, and a cutting means inserted into the main spanner;
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For ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord: clamps or clips, e.g. for the umbilical cord
For ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord: for applying or removing clamps or clips
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods
Clamps or clips, e.g. for the umbilical cord: for clipping and cutting in a single operation
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The present invention relates to a medical device, and particularly to umbilical cord cutter retainer. Two sides of the umbilical cord are clamped by the umbilical cord clips of the present invention, and thus, the cut umbilical cord will not bleed, an thus it can be cleaned easily.
In the prior art, a doctor uses an umbilical cord clip to clamp the umbilical cord of a baby. The structure of a prior art umbilical cord clip is illustrated in FIG. 1. The clip has a saw teeth like clamping end. The upper and lower ends of the foremost of the umbilical cord clip are installed with respective hook portions. When the umbilical cord clip is closed, the hook portions are hooked with one another so as to clamp an umbilical cord tightly. Then the doctor can cut the umbilical cord so that the baby separates from the body of the mother. The defect of this prior art umbilical cord clip is that when an umbilical cord is cut, then it will breed continuously. It is difficult to be cleaned.
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide an umbilical cord cutter retainer comprising a main spanner, a force applying spanner pivotally installed to the main spanner at a proper portion, and a cutting structure inserted in the main spanner.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the umbilical cord clip of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of the present invention.
With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the structure of the present invention is illustrated. The present invention is mainly formed by a main spanner 1, a force applying spanner 2 pivotally installed to the main spanner 1 at a proper portion, and a cutting structure 3 inserted in the main spanner 1.
The main spanner 1 has a solid distal and a hollow middle section. A handle 21 is downwards extended from a distal end of the main spanner 1. A top side of the main spanner 1 has a pivotal piece 12 for installing the force applying spanner 2. The solid portion at the distal end of the main spanner 1 is formed with an inserting groove 13 which is communicated with the hollow portion. Two ends of the inserting groove 13 have respective guide grooves 311 for being inserted by the cutting structure 3. A foremost of the main spanner 1 is extended with a supporting plate 14. A retaining hook 141 is installed at a front end of the supporting plate 14. Two sides of the supporting plate 14 have respective dovetail slots 16. The upper and lower sides of the dovetail slots 16 are installed with movable umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A which are detachable and have different colors. The umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A are opposite at two sides of the supporting plate 14. After the umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A are fixed, each of the umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A has a distance of about 1 cm to the outer edge of the supporting plate 14. Thereby, after the umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A are clamped therein, the clips and the baby has a gap of about 1 cm. Thereby, the measurement work can be performed easily.
A handle 21 is downwards installed from a distal end of the force applying spanner 2. The handle 21 inserts into the hollow portion of the main spanner 1. A pivotal holes 22 are formed on the handle 21 at positions that the force applying spanner 2 is aligned to the pivotal pieces 12. Then, it is pivotally installed with the main spanner I through the pin P. Thereby, the horizontal body 2A of the force applying spanner 2 is installed above the supporting plate 14. Moreover, in normal condition, the force applying spanner 2 is supported properly by the umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A at two sides of the force applying spanner 2 and are expanded with respect to the main spanner 1. The bottom end of the force applying spanner 2 has a press 23 which can presses the umbilical cord clips 15 and 15A properly. The portion that the force applying spanner 2 aligns to the retaining hook 141 of the main spanner 1 has an engaging hook 24 corresponding to the retaining hook 141.