One-piece surgical clip
AssigneeCreatechnic AG
InventorsAlice Walder-Utz, Werner Fritz Dubach
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Abstract
The surgical clip (1) with an approximate C-shaped cross-section has two lateral jaws (10) interconnected by a web (12). The two jaws (10) end in pressure edges (11) which thus define a clamping gap (15). There is a centric recess (13) perpendicular to the direction of the two pressure edges (1) roughly in the middle, passing through the web (12) on the one hand and partly through the two jaws (10) below it. This design makes it possible to stack the surgical clips of the invention and secure them on a storage unit. This makes it possible for the first time to apply surgical clips in rapid sequence by means of a simple fitting device. There are inwardly directed retaining ribs (17) on the inner surfaces (16) of the jaws (10) to position the clips on the storage unit.
Claims8
A one-piece, spring-mounted, curved surgical clip and a storage element as a retaining device, comprising:
- first and second pressure edges which face one another, and which are formed by two jaws connected to one another via a web and means for stackably holding on a storage element that goes through them, characterized by the fact that the holding means have at least one cut or one recess, which crosses the web and the pressure edges of the jaws perpendicular to the direction in which the pressure edges run and by the fact that the jaws have retaining ribs running parallel to and some distance away from the pressure edges, said clip being stackably held on a storage element disposed therethrough, said storage element having a sword-like form with lateral cuts forming positioning notches, wherein the distance between adjacent positioning notches corresponds to the height of the surgical clip, said retaining ribs being in contact with said positioning notches upon stacking.
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