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Surgical hemostatic clips

  • US 4,976,722 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1989
  • Issued: 12/11/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hemostatic clip comprising first and second legs each leg having a tissue contacting surface and an applier contacting surface and each leg having a distal end and joined at their proximal ends in a hinge region, said first leg including a longitudinal projection extending along at least a substantial length of said first leg for engaging a longitudinal groove formed in said second leg and extending along at least a substantial length of said second leg, whereby engagement of said longitudinal projection and said longitudinal groove affords substantially gapless closure of said clip, and wherein said longitudinal groove and said longitudinal projection are formed on the tissue contacting surface of said legs, said applier contacting surfaces of said legs formed wherein the dimension between the applier contacting surface and tissue contacting surface of said second leg is greater than the dimension between the applier contacting surface and tissue contacting surface of said first leg.

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