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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Todd Sloan, Medway, MA (US);
Jon T. Mcintyre, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Todd Sloan, Medway, MA (US);
Jon T. McIntyre, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for occluding a blood vessel, comprises a blunt dissection needle and a first occlusion clip releasably mounted to a distal end of the blunt dissection needle, the first occlusion clip being biased to assume a clamped configuration in combination with a retaining element which, in a first configuration, retains the first occlusion clip in an insertion position against an outer surface of the blunt dissection needle and, in a second configuration, releases the first occlusion clip to assume the clamped configuration.