Artery clamp
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1. An improved artery clamp comprising:
- a pressure pad (76);
a base (12);
an elongate rod (18) having one end (18a) thereof mounted on said base (12) normal thereto;
an elongate sleeve (20) having a central bore (22) and a channel (24) extending the length thereof, said rod (18) being received in said central bore (22) to allow rotation of said sleeve relative to said rod, said channel (24) having an axially extending slot (26) along at least a portion of its length; and
an arm structure (54) extending laterally outwardly from said sleeve (20), said arm structure (54) including a mounting portion (56) which receivable in said channel (24) and vertically slidable along the length thereof, a receiver portion (60) attached to said mounting portion (56), and an extensible portion (64) which is received in said receiver portion (60) and is laterally adjustable relative thereto, said extensible portion (64) including means (72) for carrying said pressure pad (76) thereon.
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Abstract
The artery clamp of the invention includes a base which has an elongate rod mounted normal thereto. An elongate sleeve having a central bore is carried on the rod. The sleeve includes a channel which extends the length thereof, which channel has an axially extending slot along at least a portion of its length. The rod is received in the central bore to allow rotation of the sleeve relative to the base of the artery clamp. An arm structure extends laterally outwardly from the sleeve and includes an extensible portion which is laterally adjustable relative to the sleeve and which includes a mechanism for carrying a pressure pad thereon.
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1. An improved artery clamp comprising:
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a pressure pad (76); a base (12); an elongate rod (18) having one end (18a) thereof mounted on said base (12) normal thereto; an elongate sleeve (20) having a central bore (22) and a channel (24) extending the length thereof, said rod (18) being received in said central bore (22) to allow rotation of said sleeve relative to said rod, said channel (24) having an axially extending slot (26) along at least a portion of its length; and an arm structure (54) extending laterally outwardly from said sleeve (20), said arm structure (54) including a mounting portion (56) which receivable in said channel (24) and vertically slidable along the length thereof, a receiver portion (60) attached to said mounting portion (56), and an extensible portion (64) which is received in said receiver portion (60) and is laterally adjustable relative thereto, said extensible portion (64) including means (72) for carrying said pressure pad (76) thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An improved artery clamp comprising:
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a pressure pad (76); a generally planar base (12); an elongate rod (18) having one end (18a) thereof mounted on said base (12) normal thereto; an elongate sleeve (20) having a central bore (22) and a channel (24) extending the length thereof, said rod (18) being received in said central bore (22) to allow rotation of said sleeve (20) relative to said rod (18), said channel having an axially extending slot (26) along at least a portion of its length, wherein said channel (24) has a generally rectangular cross section and includes a pair of spaced flanges (28,
30) surrounding said slot, each flange having an interior surface (28a, 30a) and an exterior surface (28b, 30b); andan arm structure (54) extending laterally outwardly from said sleeve (20), said arm structure (54) including a mounting portion (56) which is receivable in said channel (24) and vertically slidable along the length thereof, a receiver portion (60) attached to said mounting portion (56), and an extensible portion (64) which is received in said receiver portion (60) for limited lateral length adjustment relative thereto, said extensible portion (64) including means (72) for carrying said pressure pad (76) thereon; and an arm lock (98) for maintaining said arm structure (54) below a specific level on said sleeve (20), said arm lock (98) including a surrounding structure (100), which encompasses said sleeve (20) and is vertically non-rotatably slidable thereon, and a locking mechanism (108) for locking said surrounding structure (100) in a desired location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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