Surgical suturing clamp
US8454635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3916
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical loop for constricting or ligating, partially or fully, an anatomic conduit during a surgical intervention. The surgical loop includes an elastomeric tubular body, a curved needle that is attached to one free end of the tubular body to facilitate its insertion through a body tissue containing an anatomic conduit, and a pledget which is frictionally engaged and positionable along the length of the tubular body. The pledget is frictionally engaged with a first portion of the tubular body through a closed-perimeter opening. A second portion of the tubular body is subsequently frictionally engaged or restrained with the pledget through a slot. The pledget is configured with a bias structure which maintains the slot in a biased-closed configuration to engage and restrain the second portion of tubular body.
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