Patent · US Expired

Deformable plastic surgical clip

US4983176A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1989
Grant dateJan 8, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/1107
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plastic surgical clip comprises a pair of arms having inturned opposing tips, the arms being joined by a bridge having a lesser cross-section to provide a locus for bending by drawing the ears in parallel directions against an intermediate support.

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