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Surgical clip

  • US 5,713,911 A
  • Filed: 10/03/1996
  • Issued: 02/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical clip which comprises:

  • a) a bail portion having first and second linear back portions joined to each other at an apex, wherein each of the first and second back portions has an exterior surface and an interior surface;

    b) first and second rectilinear legs, each leg having a distal free end and fan interior tissue contacting surface and an exterior-surface for receiving a compressive force, each leg being joined to a respective one of the first and second back portions and moveable in response to an externally applied compressive force from an initial spaced apart open configuration to a closed configuration,wherein the first and second legs are initially substantially parallel to each other and remain substantially parallel to each other during the process of moving from the open configuration to the closed configuration.

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