Surgical clip with ductile tissue penetrating members
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1. A surgical clip comprisinga base and at least two generally opposed arms extending from said base;
- an aperture formed in a first of said arms; and
a ductile tissue penetrating member carried by a second of said arms in opposed relation to said aperture;
said ductile tissue penetrating member having a length to pass through said aperture and be bent against said first arm when said arms are moved toward one another.
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Abstract
A surgical clip for constricting anatomical vessels and organs includes at least two generally opposed arms extending from opposite ends of a base member, a plurality of apertures formed in one of the arms and a plurality of ductile tissue penetrating members carried by the other arm in opposed relation to the apertures.
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16 Claims
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1. A surgical clip comprising
a base and at least two generally opposed arms extending from said base; -
an aperture formed in a first of said arms; and a ductile tissue penetrating member carried by a second of said arms in opposed relation to said aperture; said ductile tissue penetrating member having a length to pass through said aperture and be bent against said first arm when said arms are moved toward one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of constricting anatomical tissue comprising the steps of
positioning the anatomical tissue between generally opposed arms of a ductile clip; -
compressing the clip around the anatomical tissue; penetrating through the anatomical tissue with ductile tissue penetrating members carried by at least one of the arms; passing ends of the tissue penetrating members through apertures in the other arm until they protrude; and bending the protruding ends of the tissue penetrating members against the other arm. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A surgical clip comprising
a base and at least two generally opposed arms extending from said base; -
a plurality of apertures formed in a first of said arms; and a plurality of ductile tissue penetrating members carried by a second of said arms in opposed relation to said apertures; wherein said apertures include camming means for bending said tissue penetrating members as they pass through said apertures.
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