Aneurysm clip

• US 4,658,822 A
• Filed: 12/31/1985
• Issued: 04/21/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: DePuy Orthopaedics Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Kees, George Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thaler, Michael H.
• Application Number:
  US06/815,247
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 128/325, 128/326, 128/346, 128/354, 24/547, 24/551, 24/546, 24/561, 24/562, 24/566, 294/99.1
• US Class Current: 606/158
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1227 Spring clips
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44778 Piece totally forms clasp, clip, or support-clamp and has shaped, wirelike, or bandlike configuration with uniform cross section throughout its length

Abstract

An aneurysm clip which includes an elongated main section providing a central spring portion, jaw forming portions, and connecting portions between the central spring portion and the jaw forming portions. Return bent jaw addition sections are provided on opposite sides of the jaw forming portions of the main section. The connecting portions cross each other and each jaw forming portion of the main section is opposed to and urged toward one of the return bent jaw addition sections.

Claims

1. An aneurysm clip which comprises an elongated main section of spring metal and a pair of short length jaw addition sections attached to end portions of the main section on opposite sides of the main section, the main section being formed to a central spring portion, diverging first connecting portions extending from the central spring portion, converging second connecting portions extending from the first connecting portions, and jaw end portions extending from the second converging second connecting portions, one second connecting portion and associated jaw end portion being coplanar with and adjacent a respective first side of a plane parallel to jaw movement, the other connecting portion and associated jaw end portion being coplanar with and adjacent a respective second side of said plane parallel to jaw movement, each associated short length jaw addition being on the opposite side of said plane from the jaw end portion to which it is attached, the jaw end portions being arranged so that each of the jaw end portions is opposed to one of the short length jaw addition sections, the central spring section urging the jaw end portions toward engaged position with the jaw addition sections.

2. An aneurysm clip as in claim 1 in which the second connecting portions cross and the jaw end portions of the main section are parallel to each other when in a closed position.

3. An aneurysm clip as in claim 1 in which the main section and the short length jaw addition sections are of substantially circular cross section.