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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude Vidal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Russell J Redmond, Goleta, CA (US);
John M Barker, Ventura, CA (US);
Mike Collinson, Goleta, CA (US);
Eric J Donaldson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Alan J Solynties, Richfield, MN (US);
Robert M Eyerly, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606151 ; 606157 ; 606158 ; 24326 ; 2411 / ; 247031 ;
Abstract
A surgical clip for occluding an anatomical structure is disclosed. The clip has a hinge portions and at least three legs projecting from the hinge portion with a slot portion present between at least two of the legs. The hinge portion affords easy removal of the clip.