Clip with enhanced gripping arrangement

• US 20050273122A1
• Filed: 03/25/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microline PENTAX, Inc. (Hoya Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microline, Inc. (Massachusetts) (Cerplex Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tatterfield, William, Menn, Pavel, Theroux, Marc
• Application Number:
  US11/088,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/157
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/122 Clamps or clips , e.g. for the umbilical cord for the vas deferens A61F6/206
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00858 high friction or non-slip

Abstract

A surgical clip includes a connecting member having a two ends and a pair of legs. Each leg extends from one end of the connecting member. A generally diamond-shaped pattern is formed on a portion of the inner surface of at least one of the connecting member and the pair of legs. The generally diamond-shaped pattern is formed as the result of generally perpendicular diagonal grooves.

Claims

1. A clip with a gripping surface, the clip comprising a generally U-shaped body comprising:

a generally V-shaped bridging member; and

a pair of leg members, each leg member extending from opposed ends of said generally V-shaped bridging member,

wherein at least a portion of an inner surface of said pair of leg members and at least a portion of an inner surface of said bridging member have a diagonally-knurled pattern thereon.

2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern comprises a plurality of criss-crossing grooves.

3. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern is formed on at least a portion of a side wall of said legs.

4. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern comprises a plurality of protuberances.

5. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern comprises a plurality of indentations.

6. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern includes a plurality of protuberances and a plurality of indentations.

7. The clip according to claim 1, wherein said knurled pattern comprises a plurality of grooves forming a plurality of diamond shaped grooves.

8. The clip according to claim 7, wherein each of said diamond shaped grooves have a long axis and a short axis.

9. The clip according to claim 8, wherein said short axis of said diamond shaped grooves are parallel with a longitudinal axis of said leg member.

10. The clip according to claim 8, wherein said long axis of said diamond shaped patterns is parallel with a longitudinal axis of said leg member.

11. The clip according to claim 7, wherein said diamond shaped grooves comprise a plurality of indentations.

12. The clip according in claim 4, wherein said plurality of protuberances are diamond shaped.

13. A clip having a gripping surface, comprising:

a connecting member having a two ends;

a pair of legs, each leg extending from a respective end of the connecting member; and

a plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns formed on at least a portion of the inner surface of at least one of the connecting member and the pair of legs.

14. The clip according in claim 13, wherein the plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns are recessed.

15. The clip according in claim 13, wherein the plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns are raised.

16. The clip according in claim 13, wherein the plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns are formed on the entire inner surface of the connecting member and the pair of legs.

17. The clip according in claim 13, wherein a portion of the plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns are formed on at least a part of a sidewall of the legs.

18. The clip according in claim 13, wherein the plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns comprise a plurality of recesses and raised portions.

19. The clip according to claim 13, wherein each diamond shaped pattern of said plurality of generally diamond-shaped patterns have a long axis and a short axis.

20. The clip according to claim 19, wherein said short axis of each said diamond-shaped pattern is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of said leg.

21. The clip according to claim 19, wherein said long axis of each said diamond-shaped pattern is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of said leg.

22. The clip according to claim 13, wherein the connecting member is generally V-shaped.

23. The clip according to claim 13, wherein the generally diamond-shaped pattern is formed from generally perpendicular diagonal grooves.

24. A clip having a gripping surface, comprising:

a connecting member having two ends;

a pair of legs, each leg extending from a respective end of the connecting member; and

a plurality of intersecting grooves formed on a portion of the inner surface of at least one of the connecting member and the pair of legs.

25. The clip according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of intersecting grooves are generally perpendicular.