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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy Appleby, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew Rowland Shute, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/728 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/710 ; A61B 1/728 ;
Abstract
A surgical clip removal instrument having operative surfaces at the distal jaws that directly compress the legs of a latched surgical clip and upon limited closure movement differentially elongate the clip legs to achieve an unlatched condition. Upon release of the jaws, the inherent resiliency of the clip outwardly biases the legs while maintaining contact with the jaws, allowing removal of the clip from the surgical site in a single piece.
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