Back to results
US 2003/0229367 A1Published application
Endoscopic surgical clip
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorFrank J. Viola
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A surgical spring clip is provided for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures. The clip has a flat planar plate shape having pair of arms connected by a base, all generally positioned within a single plane. The arms are elongate linear cantilevered beams extending beyond the base and are biased to a first or closed position generally within the plane. The base and arms define a slot for the positioning of and receiving a vessel and occluding the flow therethrough.
Claims18
A spring clip for occluding a vessel comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a jaw in a substantially planar arrangement with the base, the jaw including elongate first and second arms having front and tail ends, the tail ends being in flexible communication with the base to define a longitudinal axis and being moveable in an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
A surgical spring clip for occluding a vessel, comprising:
- a rigid base having a back end portion;
- and
- a jaw in a substantially planar arrangement with the base and including first and second elongate arms disposed in a substantially planar arrangement and defining a first, closed position of the clip, the arms being substantially parallel to each other defining a longitudinal axis and spaced apart from each other and defining a slot, the arms further having front and tail ends, the front ends flexibly extending from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.