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US 5,683,405 AGranted
Vascular occluder
AssigneeResearch Medical, Inc.
InventorsVahe S. Yacoubian, Douglas G. Fox, John T.M. Wright, Donald P. Elliott
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Abstract
A vascular occluder clip including a resiliently-biased pair of clamping elements extending transversely to longitudinally-extending members. Gripping loops or pads are provided for grasping by the user and compression of the members against the biasing force to separate the clamping elements. The gripping loops or pads extend from the longitudinal members on the opposite side thereof from the clamping elements.
Claims23
An apparatus for occluding a blood vessel, comprising:
- first and second longitudinally extending members formed from a single piece of wire, said members each including proximal and distal portions, said proximal portions being mutually laterally separated;
- said distal portions of each of said members having substantially mutually parallel, substantially, linear, pointed distal ends extending substantially transversely to said distal portions of said members;
- means formed from said single piece of wire for resiliently biasing said distal ends of said members into close mutual proximity;
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- means for gripping each of said members on the proximal portions thereof, said means for gripping extending transversely to said longitudinal members to one side thereof opposite in direction to said distal ends of said distal member portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.