Device and method for producing clamps bent from wire sections

A device (1) for producing clamps (3) bent from wire sections (2), in particular surgical clamps, said device having a bending device (22) for bending a wire section (2), characterized in that a feed device (4) for a wire (5) is provided with a cutting device (6) for severing a wire section (2) from the supplied wire (5), in that the cutting device (6) comprises two cutting punches (11) for cutting the wire (5), and in that a holding device (14) for gripping and holding the wire section (2) between the two cutting punches (11) prior to severing the wire section (2) and for positioning the severed wire section (2) on a bending device (22) as well as for supplying the wire section bent to form the clamp (3) to a device (33) for introducing the clamp (3) into a cartridge (34) or a clamp storage (35).