Surgical clip

A surgical clip of unitary construction for the temporary clamping of blood vessels comprising first and second arms hingedly joined at one end, said first arm terminating at its other end in an outwardly projecting first clamping jaw and said second arm terminating at its other end in an outwardly projecting second clamping jaw, said first arm including a passage integral with said first arm and disposed therein through which said second arm is inserted to essentially form said arm into a loop and to position said first and second jaws in mutual juxtaposition, an undercut formed at the juncture of said second arm and said second jaw adapted to allow said second jaw to be cocked to facilitate insertion of said second arm through said passage, said mutually juxtaposed jaws being biased into engagement when said clip is in a rest position, said arms being formed of a springy material and being movable toward and away from each other whereby said jaws can be urged into an open position to accommodate a blood vessel interposed between said jaws or into a closed clamping position about said interposed blood vessel.