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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:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Richard L. Watson, Jr., McPherson, KS (US);
Ronald B. Hicks, San Antonio, TX (US);
Carrie D. M. Bader, Austin, TX (US);
Philip C. Y. Leung, Austin, TX (US);
Hector C. Villarreal, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard L. Watson, Jr., McPherson, KS (US);
Ronald B. Hicks, San Antonio, TX (US);
Carrie D. M. Bader, Austin, TX (US);
Philip C. Y. Leung, Austin, TX (US);
Hector C. Villarreal, San Antonio, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A novel umbilical cord clamp and a combined umbilical cord clamp and cutter are provided for clamping and cutting umbilical cords in one motion. The cutter comprises two shells joined by a longitudinal hinge. A transverse blade is mounted in one shell, and a cutting support is mounted in the other shell across from the blade. One or more removable clamps may be engaged with the shells to be removable from the shells after cutting. Alternatively, a self-winding or plastically deformable band may be engageable with the shells. The cutter and its associated removable clamp(s) may be coordinated with an identifier, such as a color, number, or letter. Blood sampling and diagnostic features may be included with the cutter. The removable clamps may have an openable closure.