Surgical clamp
US6077280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/282
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a new surgical clamp which provides for sufficient gripping of a foreign body and for the safe removal of a foreign body. A surgical clamp is provided having a pair of intersecting arms and a pivot interconnecting the arms for providing rotating motion about the pivot. The arms each comprise a handle portion, a jaw portion, and a shaft portion between the handle and jaw portions. The handle portion further comprises a finger loop and a latching mechanism opposite the finger loop. The jaw portion is preferably tapered, curved, and has a rat tooth at the distal end. The jaw portion also preferably has a gripping surface comprising a diamond grid pattern. The gripping surfaces on each jaw is operably opposed and the latching mechanism operably engageable when the handle portions are rotated toward each other for holding the handle portions in a fixed position, and operably engaging the gripping surfaces.
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