Surgical clip, clip applicator and method therefor
First Claim
1. A surgical clip comprising a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs extending from an apex and respective terminal ends on corresponding clip legs, said clip legs lying in a clip defined plane and each said terminal end having a lateral span extending outboard from said clip plane.
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Abstract
The surgical clip includes a U or a V shaped body having clip legs extending from its apex and terminal ends having a lateral span extending outboard from the clip. The terminal ends are shaped as triangles, ovals, a T, oblong or a wide end hexagonal shape. Sometimes, the terminal ends define outboard directed hooks. The clip'"'"'s inboard surface may have gripping grooves. A clip applicator includes clip carrying jaws pivotally coupled and forming a mouth. Keyways capture clip ends. If the clip is hooked, the jaws define complementary latch openings. A system for closing the clip jaws may be linked scissor-like members, cam actuators and followers or cam follower surfaces. The clip applier may include tactile response indicators for the user to indicate partial or full jaw closure and full open-clip release positions.
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61 Claims
- 1. A surgical clip comprising a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs extending from an apex and respective terminal ends on corresponding clip legs, said clip legs lying in a clip defined plane and each said terminal end having a lateral span extending outboard from said clip plane.
- 5. A surgical clip comprising a substantially U or a V shaped body defining an apex and having two terminal ends opposite said apex, said body having a length and a lateral width, each said terminal end having a lateral width which is larger than said body width.
- 8. A surgical clip comprising a substantially U or a V shaped body having an apex and two terminal ends opposite said apex, said body having a substantially uniform lateral span and each said terminal end having a lateral span larger than said body lateral span.
- 11. A surgical clip comprising a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs extending from an apex and respective terminal ends on corresponding clip legs, each terminal end including a outboard hook, said clip legs, terminal ends and outboard hooks lying in a singular, clip defined plane.
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16. A surgical instrument for applying at least one surgical clip onto a blood vessel or other organic body, said clip having a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs each having a respective terminal clip end, said clip legs lying in a clip defined plane and each said terminal clip end having a lateral span extending outboard from said clip plane, the surgical clip applying instrument comprising:
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a first and a second clip carrying jaw pivotally coupled together and forming a clip jaw mouth therebetween, each jaw having a distal end and a proximal end;
said distal end of each said jaw having an open ended channel formed as a keyway thereon, each said keyway sized to capture a respective terminal clip end therein and a respective terminal clip end adapted to act as a key for a corresponding keyway when said clip is retained in said clip jaw mouth;
means for closing said first and second clip carrying jaw onto each other. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A surgical instrument for applying at least one surgical clip onto a blood vessel or other organic body, said clip having a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs extending from an apex and respective terminal ends on corresponding clip legs, each terminal end including a outboard clip end hook, said clip legs, terminal ends and outboard clip end hooks lying in a singular, clip defined plane, the surgical clip applying instrument comprising:
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a first and a second clip carrying jaw pivotally coupled together and forming a clip jaw mouth therebetween, each jaw having a distal end and a proximal end;
said distal end of each said jaw having a corresponding latch opening for a respective clip end hook when said clip is retained in said clip jaw mouth;
means for closing said first and second clip carrying jaw onto each other. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A clip applying surgical instrument for clipping a blood vessel or other organic body, comprising:
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a surgical clip having a U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs each having a respective terminal clip end, said clip legs lying in a clip defined plane and each said terminal clip end having a lateral span extending outboard from said clip plane;
a first and a second clip carrying jaw pivotally coupled together and forming a clip jaw mouth therebetween, each jaw having a distal end and a proximal end;
said distal end of each said jaw having an open ended channel formed as a keyway thereon, each said keyway sized to capture a respective terminal clip end therein and a respective terminal clip end adapted to act as a key for a corresponding keyway when said clip is retained in said clip jaw mouth;
means for closing said first and second clip carrying jaw onto each other. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A clip applying surgical instrument for clipping a blood vessel or other organic body, comprising:
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a surgical clip having a substantially U or a V shaped body defined by clip legs extending from an apex and respective terminal ends on corresponding clip legs, each terminal end including a outboard clip end hook, said clip legs, terminal ends and outboard clip end hooks lying in a singular, clip defined plane;
a first and a second clip carrying jaw pivotally coupled together and forming a clip jaw mouth therebetween, each jaw having a distal end and a proximal end;
said distal end of each said jaw having a corresponding latch opening for a respective clip end hook when said clip is retained in said clip jaw mouth;
means for closing said first and second clip carrying jaw onto each other. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of placing a surgical clip onto a blood vessel of other organic body via a clip applier having clip jaws on its distal end which carrying said surgical clip, said clip applier extending through a cannula, the method comprising the steps of:
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partially closing said surgical clip by compressing said clip jaws prior to insertion into said cannula;
opening said surgical clip after exiting said cannula;
placing said opened surgical clip about said blood vessel or other organic body;
compressing and fully closing said surgical clip by closure of said clip jaws thereby depositing said surgical clip on said blood vessel or other organic body;
partially opening said clip jaws and then proximally withdrawing said clip jaws from the closed surgical clip; and
withdrawing said clip jaws proximally through said cannula. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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