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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Teleflex Life Sciences Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Celso Bagaoisan, Union City, CA (US);
Suresh Pai, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Dreher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kirk Tamaddon, Calabasas, CA (US);
Assignee:
TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical ligation clip and method of operation are described and include a top jaw member and bottom jaw member joined at a hinge section for movement about the hinge section. The hinge section can be offset or space laterally from one or both of the jaw members. Teeth arrangements and distributions are also described, as well as closing and jaw ends engagement configurations, for example for more easily engaging/piercing connective or other tissue.