Surgical device

US10278700B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZSX MEDICAL, LLC · US

Inventors

• Dan Mazzucco · Haddon Heights, US
• Robert S. Cargill · Portland, US
• Todd J. Kent · Cherry Hill, US
• David Reed · Langhorne, US
• Binh Bao Vu · Bristol, US
• Craig Hidalgo · Langhorne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2015
• Grant date: May 7, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00884
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound includes at least one compressive clip for applying pressure to a patient's tissue. The clip includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm, and a flexible pin maintained between the first and second clamping arms in a press-fit relationship. Each of the first and second clamping arms has a proximal first end, an opposing distal second end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The clip has a first position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms partially engage or do not engage each other and a second position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms pivotally engage each other. In the second position of the clip, a compressive force generated at the proximal first ends is transferred through the first and second clamping arms to the distal second ends.