Umbilical cord clamp

Claim 1

A CLAMP FOR CLOSING AN UMBILICAL CORD STUMP ON A NEWBORN INFANT COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ELONGATE MEMBERS HAVING COMPLEMENTARY SURFACE PORTIONS THEREON FOR ENGAGING THE CORD STUMP THEREBETWEEN, SAID SURFACE PORTIONS BEING ARCUATELY CONFIGURED SO AS TO AVOID INJURY TO A CORD ENGAGED THEREBETWEEN, A RESILIENT COIL PORTION HAVING AT LEAST TWO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE TURNS THEREIN SO THAT SAID SURFACE PORTIONS ARE ADAPTED TO CONFRONT ONE ANOTHER ADJACENT SAID COIL, ONE SAID ELONGATE MEMBER HAVING MEANS ON THE END THEREOF OPPOSITE SAID COIL FORMING A HOOKED PORTION THEREON, THE END OF THE OTHER SAID ELONGATE MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID COIL PORTION BEING FORMED TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID HOOK PORTION SO AS TO RETAIN SAID COMPLEMENTARY SURFACE PORTIONS CLOSELY CONFRONTING ONE ANOTHER ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF, SAID HOOK PORTION AFFORDING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBERS IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXES THEREOF, WHEREBY RELATIVE RESILIENT MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID SURFACE PORTIONS IS AFFORDED SO AS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CLAMP FOR SECURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UMBILICAL CORD STUMP THROUGHOUT LENGTH OF CONTACT BETWEEN SAID CORD STUMP AND SAID COMPLEMENTARY SURFACE PORTIONS.