Patent · US Expired

Artery clamp

US6068646A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1998
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/1325
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An artery clamp includes an inelastic girth band having an interior face and an exterior face. The band is secured about a limb. A plunger extends through the band. The plunger has a first end extending past the interior face and a second end extending past the exterior face. A pressure member mounted on the first end of the plunger. Pressure is exerted with the plunger and then the plunger is locked in a selected position in relation to the band.

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