Medical clip
First Claim
1. A sexual sterilisation clip having a lower jaw member and an upper jaw member hingedly connected at one end to the lower jaw member, and comprising an internal silicone rubber lining, the upper and lower jaw members being provided at an opposite end thereof in relation to the hinge, with co-operating latch means comprising interlocking members in the upper and lower jaws to secure the clip in a closed position, the lower jaw being provided with a second hinge proximate to the co-operating latch means which enables the latch end of the lower jaw to pivot at the position of the second hinge.
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Abstract
The clip which is suitable for sexual sterilization or other medical use is constructed from a single plastic moulding with a silicone rubber lining. The clip has a front latch which comprises a pivotable section of the lower jaw which ensures positive latching of the clip.
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10 Claims
- 1. A sexual sterilisation clip having a lower jaw member and an upper jaw member hingedly connected at one end to the lower jaw member, and comprising an internal silicone rubber lining, the upper and lower jaw members being provided at an opposite end thereof in relation to the hinge, with co-operating latch means comprising interlocking members in the upper and lower jaws to secure the clip in a closed position, the lower jaw being provided with a second hinge proximate to the co-operating latch means which enables the latch end of the lower jaw to pivot at the position of the second hinge.
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9. A sexual sterilisation clip comprising:
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a lower jaw member; an upper jaw member hingedly connected at one end to the lower jaw member; and an internal silicone rubber lining, wherein said upper and lower jaw members are provided at an opposite end thereof in relation to the hinge with co-operating latch means comprising interlocking members in the upper and lower jaw members to secure the clip in a closed position, the lower jaw member only being provided with a second hinge proximate to the co-operating latch means which enables the latch end of the lower jaw member to pivot at the position of the second hinge, said second hinge being formed by providing a deep recession on the inside of the lower jaw member thereby providing a substantially weaker portion of said lower jaw member which acts as the second hinge.
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10. A sexual sterilisation clip comprising:
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a lower jaw member; an upper jaw member hingedly connected at one end to the lower jaw member; and an internal silicone rubber lining, wherein said upper and lower jaw members are provided at an opposite end thereof in relation to the hinge, with co-operating latch means comprising interlocking members in the upper and lower jaw members to secure the clip in a closed position, said interlocking members comprising interlocking teeth which act when interlocked to secure the clip in a closed position whereby to open the clip pressure must be exerted on the clip in a first direction on the upper jaw member and in a second, different direction on the lower jaw member, the lower jaw member only being provided with a second hinge proximate to the co-operating latch means which enables the latch end of the lower jaw member to pivot at the position of the second hinge, the second hinge comprising a deeply recessed portion of said lower jaw member.
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