Device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord
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1. A device for squeezing and cutting a member, which device comprises:
- a clamp having a pair of legs hinged together at a hinge at one end and openable apart to form an opening to receive a member between said pair of legs for squeezing and cutting the member;
a clamp holder mounted in sliding relationship with said clamp, engaging each of said legs of said clamp such that when the clamp holder is slid along said clamp from said one hinged end toward the other end of the pair of legs, said legs are thereby forced together by said clamp holder; and
cutting means carried by said clamp holder and positioned to pass alongside said opening between said pair of legs of said clamp so as to cut said member when present in said opening when said clamp holder is slid along said clamp.
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Abstract
An improved disposable device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord comprising at least one clamp (1) having two legs interconnected by a hinge, said legs being supported in recesses of a holder (5). The holder further includes a knife (8). The umbilical cord is squeezed and cut when the holder is shifted along the clamp.
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1. A device for squeezing and cutting a member, which device comprises:
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a clamp having a pair of legs hinged together at a hinge at one end and openable apart to form an opening to receive a member between said pair of legs for squeezing and cutting the member; a clamp holder mounted in sliding relationship with said clamp, engaging each of said legs of said clamp such that when the clamp holder is slid along said clamp from said one hinged end toward the other end of the pair of legs, said legs are thereby forced together by said clamp holder; and cutting means carried by said clamp holder and positioned to pass alongside said opening between said pair of legs of said clamp so as to cut said member when present in said opening when said clamp holder is slid along said clamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for squeezing and cutting a member comprising positioning said member to extend through a squeezing and cutting device, which device comprises:
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a clamp having a pair of legs hinged together at one end and openable apart to form an opening to receive said member between the legs for squeezing and cutting; a clamp holder mounted in sliding relationship with said clamp, engaging each of said legs of said clamp such that the clamp holder is slid along said clamp from said one end toward the other end of the legs of the clamp so that said legs are thereby forced together by said clamp holder; and cutting means carried by said clamp holder and positioned to pass alongside said opening between said legs of said clamp in a sliding movement; sliding said clamp holder along said clamp to close the legs of said clamp to squeeze said member, and cutting said member by the operation of said cutting means.
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