Surgical clip
US4112951A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44479
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical clip, particularly adapted to produce necrosis in Fallopian tube tissue, consists of jaws hinged adjacent one end and a U-shaped spring which holds the jaws open in one position and exerts a closing pressure on the jaws in another position. When the spring is in the jaws closing position, the bridge portion thereof in conjunction with side flanges carried by one of the jaws provides a smoothly contoured hinge end thereby reducing to a minimum zones for the entrapment of tissue which might be the cause of adhesions.
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