Medtronic, Inc.

Pilling Weck Incorporated

Pilling Co.

Robert W Wilson, Jr

William H Pilling

David Edward Weston

John A Fanticola, Jr

Edmund R Corey Jr

Gerald A Powell

An articulating supporting bracket for a surgical tissue stabilizer comprises a series of elements joined to one another by articulating ball-and-socket joints. A flexible cable extends through passages in the elements, and, when tightened, causes the balls and sockets to lock together frictionally. The ball of each joint fits into its socket by an interference fit, whereby the ball and socket of each joint engage one another over an area of contact when the cable is tightened, thereby providing a strong, rigid support for the tissue stabilizer.

Adjustable supporting bracket having plural ball and socket joints

A vascular clamp for temporary occlusion in the infrarenal region of the abdominal aorta during performance of surgery associated with abdominal aneurysms. Pivoted handles are operatively connected to respective one ends of relatively slidable elongate members, and parallel jaws laterally extend from the other ends. Manipulating the handles in scissors-like motion causes the jaws to translate between open and close positions. A ratchet-and-tooth arrangement interengages the handles as the jaws close.

Abdominal aortic clamp

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Dresher, PA, United States of America

Robert W Wilson, Jr