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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
Stephen George Edward Barker, London, GB;
Simon John Hollingsworth, London, GB;
Stephen George Edward Barker, London, GB;
Simon John Hollingsworth, London, GB;
UCL Business PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A surgical clip () is provided for clipping a tubular structure () in vivo to ligate the tubular structure. The clip comprises first and second clip portions (). A hinge portion () is provided connecting the clip portions together and to enable the clip portions to be hinged together from an open clip condition to a closed clip condition thereby to ligate a tubular structure placed between the clip portions. A lock is provided for locking the clip portions together in the closed clip condition. In the closed clip condition the clip has a substantially smooth external profile, for example including blunt ends (), so as to reduce the possibility of the clip (in use) eroding surrounding tissue structures.