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US 2008/0306495 A1Published application
Transilluminating laparoscopic ligating vascular clamp (LVC)
OwnerRonald J. Thompson, Donald N. Halgreninventors
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Abstract
A transilluminating laparoscopic ligating clamp (LVC) arrangement comprising an elongated generally “J” shaped dorsal clamp component and an elongated generally “J” shaped ventral clamp component, arranged to be receivably lockable with the dorsal clamp component about a living tissue element.
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A transilluminating laparoscopic ligating clamp (LVC) arrangement comprising:
- an elongated generally “J” shaped dorsal clamp component;
- an elongated generally “J” shaped ventral clamp component, arranged to be receivably lockable with said dorsal clamp component about a living tissue element.
A method of ligating a vessel comprising:
- introducing an elongated ventral clamp component in to a tissue supportive orientation;
- introducing an elongated dorsal clamp component into a parallel, tissue ligating relationship with said ventral clamp component;
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- illuminating said tissue ligating relationship with an articulable light source adjacent one of said clamp components.
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The method as recited in claim 19, including:
- visualizing said illuminated tissue ligating relationship of said clamp components by a visualizing scope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.