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Surgical clip

  • US 4,844,066 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1987
  • Issued: 07/04/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical clip for use with a mechanical clip applying device for occluding the flow of blood through a vein, artery or similar vessel, the clip having first and second opposed legs interconnected at a back end to form a bight portion and spaced at the opposite distal ends, the improvement comprising:

  • longitudinal channel means on the inside surface of each of said opposed legs and extending substantially from the spaced distal end to the bight portion for preventing longitudinal slippage of said clip relative to the vessel after said clip has been deformed about the vessel, said longitudinal channel means defined by an open sided channel having a pair of spaced generally parallel side walls and a bottom surface, a plurality of lateral channel means extending across the inside surface of said first and second opposed legs and traversing said longitudinal channel means for preventing lateral slippage of said clip relative to the vessel after said clip has been deformed about the vessel, said lateral channel means being defined by a bottom wall generally parallel to the inside surface of said leg in which it is formed, and bight and distal walls extending between said bottom wall and said inside surface, said distal wall being generally planar and forming an acute angle with said bottom wall.

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