Patent · US Expired

Surgical clamp having replaceable pad

US6228104A · kind A · utility

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25References

21Claims

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Assignee

Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Fogarty · Portola Valley, US
Thomas A. Howell · Palo Alto, US
David Willis · Los Altos, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 1999
Grant date	May 8, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2825
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical clamp having an elongate cavity to receive a replaceable pad. The pad includes a draw cord to draw the pad into place on the jaw. The pad is formed with an attachment member engagable in the elongate cavity of the jaw. The draw cord is preferably an extension of the attachment member.

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