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Bariatric clamp with suture portions, magnetic inserts and curvature

  • US 10,420,664 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2015
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bariatric clamp comprising:

  • a first elongated portion having a first proximal end and a first distal end opposite the first proximal end and comprising a first substrate member and a first polymer portion at least partially surrounding the first substrate member;

    a second elongated portion having a second proximal end and a second distal end opposite the second proximal end and comprising a second substrate member and a second polymer portion at least partially surrounding the second substrate member; and

    a bight portion comprising a third polymer portion forming a flexible hinge joining the first elongated portion at the first proximal end thereof and joining the second elongated portion at the second proximal end thereof;

    wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion is bent at least one of toward and away from the other of the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion at an intermediate point between the respective proximal end and the respective distal end of the elongated portion that is bent, andwherein the intermediate point is nearer the other of the first elongated portion and the second elongated portion than at least one of the proximal end of the elongated portion that is bent and the distal end of the elongated portion that is bent is.

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