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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Manoj B. Patel, Lumberton, NJ (US);
Bhailal H. Patel, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
David M. Albala, Manlius, NY (US);
Manoj B. Patel, Lumberton, NJ (US);
Bhailal H. Patel, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
David M. Albala, Manlius, NY (US);
INNOVATIVE UROLOLY, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A surgical clip includes a pair of opposed arms joined at one end by an integrally formed flexible hinge and a hinge lock. A male locking pin near the free end of one arm is configured to penetrate tissue when the male locking pin is urged towards a mating female aperture near the end of the opposite arm. The clamping side of an arm may include a protruding feature, such as a wedge shape elongated ridge, while the clamping side of the opposite arm includes a corresponding trough or aperture that receives the protruding feature. Clamping surfaces may include non-slip protrusions, such as ribs, ridges, cones or pins. An applicator holding feature, such as a boss, near the hinge prevents the clip from yawing and becoming askew during application.