Vascular Devices Pty. Ltd.

Surgiclamp Pty Ltd

Geoffrey Paul Whelan

Ian Reilly

Albert Gerosolimo

Abbas Kouzani

A surgical clamp is disclosed. The surgical clamp comprises a two-piece body comprising atop jaw housing that inter-fits with a bottom jaw housing; the top jaw housing comprising a top jaw; the bottom jaw housing comprising a bottom jaw; the inter-fitting top jaw housing and bottom jaw housing disposed for movement relative to one another; a bias to the top jaw housing and bottom jaw housing apart; and a lever moveable between a lock position and an open position and the lever disposed to prevent opening movement of the top jaw housing relative to the bottom jaw housing and to allow graduated relative closing movement of the top jaw housing relative to the bottom jaw housing in the lock position and to allow opening and closing movement of the top jaw housing relative to the bottom jaw housing in the open position. The structure of the clamp is such that compressive force applied to one or more of the top jaw housing and the bottom jaw housing causes graduated closing movement of the top jaw housing and the bottom jaw housing to close the top jaw and the bottom jaw. The lever may comprise an axial arm and a lateral arm wherein the axial arm comprises one or more tooth or pawl disposed at a distal end of the axial arm and the lateral arm comprises a button disposed on a distal end of the lateral arm wherein pressing the button or the distal end pivots or moves the axial arm. The pivoting or movement may be oblique pivoting or movement and may disengage the one or more tooth from the rack.

Surgical clamp

Clamping devices for occluding a blood vessel comprise a pair of jaws for receiving the blood vessel therebetween, one or more inflatable membranes within the jaws and at least one handle coupled to the pair of jaws via a hollow arm. The at least one handle comprises an actuator coupled to the one or more inflatable membranes via the hollow arm for inflating the one or more inflatable membranes to occlude the blood vessel.

Surgical clamping devices

Embodiments of the present invention relate to surgical clamping devices and applicators for use therewith. Embodiments of the surgical clamping device comprise a body and a pair of clamping members extending from the body. An electronic controller housed within the body is coupled to control movement of at least one of the clamping members to control a pressure exerted by the clamping members on a blood vessel clamped therebetween. At least one blood flow sensor is mounted to at least one of the clamping members to detect blood flow in the blood vessel. The clamping members are locked in place when blood flow has been occluded or constricted to the desired extent.

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Surrey Hills, Australia

Geoffrey Paul Whelan