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US 8,636,754 B2Granted
Clip applicator
AssigneeAtriCure, Inc.
InventorsJames David Hughett, Sr., Matthew Monti, Adam Harp, Jason Iain Glithero, Kenneth Lance Miller, Philip P. Resig, Salvatore Privitera
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Abstract
A clamp assembly comprising: (a) a clamping device biased toward a closed position; (b) a first retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device; (c) a second retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device, where the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar are oriented in parallel to one another.
Claims15
A clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamping device biased toward a closed position;
- a first retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device;
- a second retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device;
- and,
- wherein the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar are oriented in parallel to one another;
- and, wherein at least one of the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar is removably coupled to the clamping device using a suture;
- and,
- wherein the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar each include an engagement feature to facilitate grasping by a grasping device.
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A clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp including at least first and second elongate clamping portions biased toward one another;
- a first retainer bar including a first line removably coupling the first retainer bar to the first elongate clamping portion;
- and,
- a second retainer bar including a second line removably coupling the second retainer bar to the second elongate clamping portion;
- wherein the first retainer bar is coupled to the second retainer bar.
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A method of fabricating a clamp comprising:
- mounting a first retainer bar to a first elongate clamping portion of a clamp, the clamp also including a second elongate clamping potion, where the first and second elongate clamping portions are biased toward one another;
- mounting a second retainer bar to the second elongate clamping portion of the clamp;
- and,
- wherein the first and second elongate clamping portions each include proximal and distal longitudinal ends;
- wherein the proximal longitudinal ends are coupled to a first spring;
- and,
- wherein the distal longitudinal ends arc coupled to a second spring.
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A clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamping device biased toward a closed position;
- a first retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device;
- a second retainer bar removably coupled to the clamping device;
- and, wherein the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar are oriented in parallel to one another;
- and, wherein at least one of the first retainer bar and the second retainer bar is removably coupled to the clamping device using a suture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.