Surgical clip having a longitudinal opening through which clamped tissue protrudes
First Claim
1. A surgical clip comprising:
- a first side having a first leg; and
a second side having a second leg and a third leg connected to each other at a joining region at which the first leg is joined to the second and third legs, the second and third leg defining a longitudinal opening therebetween and extending through the second side;
wherein when tissue between the first leg of the first side and the second and the third legs of the second side is clamped by the surgical clip, the first leg pushes a portion of the tissue through the longitudinal opening, and at least a portion of the first leg intersects a plane defined by the second and third legs.
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Abstract
A surgical clip having a double-leg side and a single-leg side. When the surgical clip is closed, the movement of the single-leg side towards the double-leg side displaces the tissue being clamped through a longitudinal opening between the legs forming the double-leg side. In order to increase the gripping area of the clip, the gripping surface of the single leg is a rounded wedge shape with smooth edges (not sharp) which are parallel to the inboard side of the double legs. The rounded wedge shape is used in order to avoid cutting the clamped tissue. When the surgical clip engages with tissue to be clamped, a plane of the tissue is displaced at the clamping region which increases the force needed to displace the clip from the tissue being clamped.
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22 Claims
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1. A surgical clip comprising:
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a first side having a first leg; and a second side having a second leg and a third leg connected to each other at a joining region at which the first leg is joined to the second and third legs, the second and third leg defining a longitudinal opening therebetween and extending through the second side; wherein when tissue between the first leg of the first side and the second and the third legs of the second side is clamped by the surgical clip, the first leg pushes a portion of the tissue through the longitudinal opening, and at least a portion of the first leg intersects a plane defined by the second and third legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical clip for clamping tissue, the clip having an open state and a closed state, comprising:
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first and second sides joined together at their proximal ends at a hinged region, said first side having a longitudinal opening therethrough to define first and second legs which are joined at their proximal ends to each other, said second side having a longitudinal protruding zone that defines a third leg, said third leg being spaced from said first and second legs when the clip is in the open state, said third leg extending into said longitudinal opening when the clip is in the closed state, wherein when the clip is in the closed state the tissue clamped between said third leg and said first and second legs extends through said longitudinal opening, and tissue held in said closed state by the clip is compressed between said first leg and said second leg as well as between said first leg and said third leg. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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