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METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY APPLYING AN OCCLUSION CLIP TO AN ANATOMICAL TUBULAR STRUCTURE

  • US 3,856,016 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1972
  • Issued: 12/24/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for mechanically applying an occlusion clip to an anatomical tubular structure which comprises the steps of securely mounting an occlusion clip onto a tubular instrument having clip-receiving jaws located near one end thereof and disposed in an open clip-receiving position, inserting said end of the tubular instrument having the jaws with the clip mounted thereon through an opening in an anatomical body and while viewing through an optical viewing means disposed near the other end of said tubular instrument and provided with illumination for illuminating the area of the jaws and the areas distally thereof, positioning the open jaws and the clip mounted thereon in a proper position over the anatomical tubular structure and thereafter closing the clip to produce an occlusion in said anatomical structure.

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