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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Jean-claude Sgro, Dijon, FR;
Inventor:
Jean-Claude Sgro, Dijon, FR;
Assignee:
Sofradim Production, Trevoux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for ligating an oblong anatomical structure having a ligature element. A proximal portion of the ligature element may have a keeper and the distal portion may have a barb which is slidably received in the keeper. The device may further include an applicator for putting the ligature element in place, a rectilinear metal rod which extends in the tube and which, at its distal end has a spring blade, and a sheath having a radial outer duct in which the spring blade is received, and a radial inner guide groove in which the ligature element is received.