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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. 19, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John I. Shipp, Tullahoma, TN (US);
Assignee:
Surgicon, Inc., Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/7128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/7128 ;
Abstract
The clip applier of the current invention solves the problems of prior art tools by incorporating a pre-clamp mechanism, the function of which is to pre-clamp the vessel to be ligated to a dimension such that the center leg of the spring of the ligation clip need be lifted only slightly. In this manner the spring clip can be slid over the smaller pre-clamped dimension. This insures that the clip spring material will remain within its elastic limit while allowing the tool to maintain a low profile for use in endoscopic surgery, even on large diameter vessels.
Published as:
CA2199741A1; WO9610365A1; AU3950695A; EP0830085A1; EP0830085A4; JPH10506812A; US5858018A; AU704166B2; US5993465A; US6607540B1; US2004097972A1; US7582095B2;