Umbilical cord cutting and clamping device
First Claim
1. An umbilical cord clamp, comprising:
- first and second arms hingeably connected at a first end for clamping around an umbilical cord, each arm including a gripping surface for gripping said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon;
a blade fixedly attached to said first arm for simultaneously severing said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon, said blade having opposite sides and a forward cutting edge projecting toward said second arm, said cutting edge cooperating with said second arm to cut said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon into a space between said arms; and
a pair of side splash guards positioned on either side of said blade and projecting substantially ahead of said cutting edge, said side splash guards for preventing blood from splashing out of said umbilical cord clamp when said umbilical cord is severed.
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Abstract
An umbilical cord cutting and clamping device includes first and second clamps held in a side-by-side abutting relation. Each clamp includes first and second arms hingeably connected at a first end, and gripping surfaces arranged on the interior of the arms. A blade is attached to the first arm of the first clamp and project into a space between the arms thereof. A pair of side splash guards are attached to abutting first arms on either side of the blade. A pair of front splash guards are attached to the second ends of the second arms and extend toward the first arms. When the clamps are closed around an umbilical cord, the cord is simultaneously clamped by the gripping surfaces and severed by the blade. The splash guards prevent blood from splashing onto surrounding persons when the umbilical cord is severed. The clamps are separable after clamping onto and severing the umbilical cord, so that the baby and the placenta can be separated.
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1. An umbilical cord clamp, comprising:
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first and second arms hingeably connected at a first end for clamping around an umbilical cord, each arm including a gripping surface for gripping said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon; a blade fixedly attached to said first arm for simultaneously severing said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon, said blade having opposite sides and a forward cutting edge projecting toward said second arm, said cutting edge cooperating with said second arm to cut said umbilical cord when said arms are clamped thereon into a space between said arms; and a pair of side splash guards positioned on either side of said blade and projecting substantially ahead of said cutting edge, said side splash guards for preventing blood from splashing out of said umbilical cord clamp when said umbilical cord is severed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An umbilical cord cutting and clamping device, comprising:
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a pair of clamps each including a pair of arms hingeably connected at a first end for clamping around an umbilical cord, each arm including a gripping surface for gripping said umbilical cord when said clamps are clamped thereon; detachable retaining means for detachably retaining said clamps in a side-by-side abutting relation; a blade fixedly attached to one of said arms of one of said clamps for simultaneously severing said umbilical cord when said clamps are clamped thereon, said blade having opposite sides and a forward cutting edge projecting toward another one of said arms of said one of said clamps, said cutting edge cooperating with said another one of said arms to cut said umbilical cord when said clamps are clamped thereon and a pair of side splash guards positioned on either side of said blade and projecting substantially ahead of said cutting edge, said side splash guards for preventing blood from splashing out of said umbilical cord cutting and clamping device when said umbilical cord is severed;
whereby said clamps are separable after clamping onto and severing said umbilical cord. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An umbilical cord cutting and clamping device, comprising:
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first and second clamps each including first and second arms hingeably connected at a first end for clamping around an umbilical cord, each arm including a gripping surface for gripping said umbilical cord when said clamps are clamped thereon; detachable retaining means for detachably retaining said clamps in a side-by-side abutting relation; a blade rigidly attached to said first arm of said first clamp, said blade having opposite a forward cutting edge projecting toward said second arm of said first clamp, said cutting edge cooperating with said second arm of said first clamp for simultaneously severing said umbilical cord when said clamps are clamped thereon; and
a side splash guard attached to said first arm of said first clamp and another side splash guard attached to said first arm of said second clamp, so that said side splash guards are positioned on either side of said blade, said side splash guards extending substantially ahead of said cutting edge of said blade, so that when said arms are clamped around said umbilical cord, said gripping surfaces of said second arms are positioned between said side splash guards so as to form a U-shaped channel for said umbilical cord, said side splash guards preventing blood from splashing out of said umbilical cord cutting and clamping device when said umbilical cord is severed;whereby said clamps are separable after clamping onto and severing said umbilical cord. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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