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US 8,801,677 B2Granted
Medical clamp for flexible tubing
OwnerBrandon Wallininventor
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Abstract
A medical clamp having a semi-circular front engagement portion with reciprocal transverse grooves formed in the opposing clamp surface. The semi-circular engagement portion allows for easy alignment, safe operation and completely eliminates the possibility of misalignment and unintentional release.
Claims6
A medical clamp assembly comprising:
- a unitary body forming generally a complete rectangle having rounded corners, the unitary body having, a top portion, a bottom portion, a spring portion and an engagement portion;
- the top portion having a outside surface, a inside surface, a first end attached to the spring portion and a second free end;
- the bottom portion having a outside surface, a inside surface, a first end attached to the spring portion and a second end attached to the engagement portion;
- the engagement portion having a outside surface, a inside surface, a first end attached to the bottom portion and a second free end;
- the free end of the top portion formed as a semi-circle having a central axis perpendicular to the outside surface and having a front edge tapered from the inside surface to the outside surface;
- the inside surface of the free end of the engagement portion having an engagement slot formed as a semi-circle reciprocal to the semi-circle of the free end of the top portion;
- a plurality of transverse engagement grooves formed inside of the engagement slot, and;
- the engagement grooves formed to releasably engage the front edge of the free end of the top portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.