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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Leonid Monassevitch, Hadera, IL;
Boaz Shenhav, Tel Aviv, IL;
Boaz Harari, Tel Aviv, IL;
Amir Perle, Haifa, IL;
Michael Arad, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shahar Millis, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Kobby Greenberg, Even Yehuda, IL;
Alex Geller, Kfar Saba, IL;
Amir Szold, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shlomo Lelcuk, Savion, IL;
Doron Kopelman, Caesarea, IL;
Amol Bapaye, Pune, IN;
Dror Rosner, Holon, IL;
Leonid Monassevitch, Hadera, IL;
Boaz Shenhav, Tel Aviv, IL;
Boaz Harari, Tel Aviv, IL;
Amir Perle, Haifa, IL;
Michael Arad, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shahar Millis, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Kobby Greenberg, Even Yehuda, IL;
Alex Geller, Kfar Saba, IL;
Amir Szold, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shlomo Lelcuk, Savion, IL;
Doron Kopelman, Caesarea, IL;
Amol Bapaye, Pune, IN;
Dror Rosner, Holon, IL;
Niti Surgical Solutions Ltd., Netanya, IL;
Abstract
A surgical clip assembly which includes a pair of generally linear compression elements for securing tissue between them and for applying to the secured tissue a compression force. The clip assembly has an initial, open position in which the linear compression elements may be positioned about tissue to be secured between them. The assembly also has a final, closed position where the compression elements are substantially parallel to each other, applying a compressive force to the secured tissue. The clip assembly also includes a force means disposed between the pair of compression elements and operative to transmit operational forces between them.