Patent · US Expired

Clamp assembly and method of use

US6368340B2 · kind B2 · utility

130Cited by

23References

3Claims

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Inventors

William Malecki · Minneapolis, US
Wesley D. Sterman · San Francisco, US
Hanson S. Gifford, III · Woodside, US
Scott Miller · Malden, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 1999
Grant date	Apr 9, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/3355
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A clamp for clamping a body structure in a patient. The clamp includes a flexible cable housed within a sheath. The cable and sheath extend between a clamp and a handle. The cable actuator. The cable extends through a sheath which is anchored at the clamp and the actuator for actuating jaws from a proximal end of the clamp. A malleable positioner is provided for positioning the clamp about the body structure.

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