Patent · US Expired

Leak clip

US5609599A · kind A · utility

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4References
35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 1995
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/2939
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A leak clip that can be applied through a trocar to immediately close off the entire opening in an internal organ, thereby preventing the leakage of contaminating fluids in the surrounding tissue.

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