Umbilical cord clamp and cutter

A device for clamping and cutting an umbilical cord, said device comprising:

• a first shell;
• a second shell movably connected to said first shell;
• a blade depending from said first shell;
• a cutting support depending from said second shell;
• a first removable clamp engageable with and removable from said first and second shells;
• and
• a second removable clamp engageable with and removable from said first and second shells;
• wherein, by closing movement of said first and second shells, said first and second removable clamps compress the umbilical cord and said blade severs the umbilical cord in cooperation with said cutting support.

A device for clamping and cutting an umbilical cord, said device comprising:

• a cutter having a first shell and a second shell movably connected to said first shell;
• at least one cutting support depending from said second shell;
• at least one blade depending from said first shell for severing the umbilical cord in cooperation with said at least one cutting support;
• a first clamping member for compressing the umbilical cord on a first side of said at least one blade in cooperation with said first and second shells;
• and
• a second clamping member for compressing the umbilical cord on a second side of said at least one blade in cooperation with said first and second shells;
• wherein at least one of said first and second clamping members comprises a removable clamp that is engageable with and removable from said first and second shells.

A device for clamping and cutting an umbilical cord, said device comprising:

• a first shell;
• a second shell movably connected to said first shell;
• a cutting support depending from said second shell;
• a blade depending from said first shell for severing the umbilical cord in cooperation with said cutting support, said blade having a first side and a second side;
• a clamping member depending from said first shell for compressing the umbilical cord on said first side of said blade in cooperation with said second shell;
• and
• a band engageable with and releasable from said first and second shells for compressing the umbilical cord on said second side of said blade.

An umbilical cord clamp comprising:

• a clamp body having an arcuate clamping surface;
• an arcuate strap movably connected to said clamp body;
• and
• a closure for fastening said strap to said clamp body with the umbilical cord compressed between said clamping surface and said strap, said closure being openable.

A device for clamping and cutting an umbilical cord, said device comprising:

• a first shell;
• a second shell movably connected to said first shell;
• a blade depending from said first shell;
• a cutting support depending from said second shell;
• a first clamping member depending from said first shell;
• a second clamping member depending from said first shell;
• said second clamping member being spaced apart from said first clamping member;
• and
• a removable clamp engageable with and removable from said first and second shells;
• wherein, by closing movement of said first and second shells, said first and second clamping members and said removable clamp compress the umbilical cord and said blade severs the umbilical cord in cooperation with said cutting support.