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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:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David B. Smith, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David B. Smith, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clip is provided that can be used for ligating tissue, such as vessels, other tubular ducts, and the like. The clip has opposed first and second leg members having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of each leg member is connected by an apex having a notch formed therein. Moreover, each leg member has an inner tissue-contacting surface and an outer compression-receiving surface, both of which include features to provide a more secure ligation of the vessel or duct. A method of ligating vessels is also provided.
Published as:
CA2543568A1; CN1846639A; EP1712186A2; KR20060108564A; US2006235468A1; JP2006289104A; AU2006201453A1; SG126860A1; BRPI0601357A; EP1712186A3; SG145761A1; US7699860B2; US2010114133A1; CN1846639B; EP2275043A1; EP2275044A1; AU2006201453B2; EP1712186B1; JP4979972B2; KR101298521B1; US8556920B2; CA2543568C; EP2275044B1; ES2558948T3; BRPI0601357B1; EP2275043B1; BRPI0601357B8;