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Latchless surgical clip
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-13
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Granted: 1994-11-22
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Expires: 2010-12-13
Abstract
Abstract A latchless surgical clip provides effective hemostasis while avoiding or minimizing the risk of injury to the tissue site to which the clip is applied. The clip includes a hinge region having an elastic spring back property so that the legs are spread apart to engage opposing sides of the tissue and then released to return to their tissue clamping (closed) position. A method for forming the latchless surgical clip and a fixture for use therein are also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert W. Korthoff
- 👤 Daniel Shichman
- 👤 Ross R. Muth
- 👤 Charles E. Gorman, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:00
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B2/00; F16B2/20; F16B2/22; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A latchless surgical clip for application to body tissue, which comprises: a polymeric clip body possessing a pair of legs, opposed surfaces of which constitute tissue clamping surfaces in the tissue clamping configuration of the applied clip, and a hinge region possessing an elastic spring back property to which one end of each leg is attached, the other end of each leg being free, each leg being movable about the hinge region; and, latchless tissue clamping means on the tissue clamping surface of at least one leg, the tissue clamping means of said at least one leg cooperating with the opposed tissue clamping surface in the tissue clamping configuration of the clip to impart a tissue clamping force to said tissue, wherein the latchless tissue clamping means comprises upper and lower staggered tooth-like projections on said at least one leg.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A latchless surgical clip for application to body tissue, which comprises: a polymeric clip body possessing a pair of legs, opposed surfaces of which constitute tissue clamping surfaces in the tissue clamping configuration of the applied clip, and a hinge region possessing an elastic spring back property to which one end of each leg is attached, the other end of each leg being free, each leg being movable about the hinge region; and, latchless tissue clamping means on the tissue clamping surface of at least one leg, the tissue clamping means of said at least one leg cooperating with the opposed tissue clamping surface in the tissue clamping configuration of the clip to impart a tissue clamping force to said tissue, wherein the latchless tissue clamping means comprises upper and lower staggered tooth-like projections on said at least one leg.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 formed from a non-bioabsorbable polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 formed from a non-bioabsorbable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, polysulfone and polypropylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 formed from a bioabsorbable polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 formed from a bioabsorbable polymer or copolymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of lactide, glycolide, caprolactone trimethylene carbonate and p-dioxanone, or a blend thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 wherein said polymeric clip body possesses at least 20% crystallinity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 6 wherein said polymeric clip body is substantially amorphous as molded and is treated to impart said at least 20% crystallinity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1, wherein said polymeric clip body is molded with said legs in an open position and said legs are moved into a substantially parallel configuration after molding.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 8 wherein said leg movement comprises heating said polymeric clip body to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of said polymer and moving said legs into said substantially parallel configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 8, further comprising processing said polymeric clip body with said legs in said substantially parallel configuration to impart at least 20% crystallinity to said polymeric clip body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 wherein said polymeric clip body further comprises interacting means to facilitate movement of said legs relative to each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 11 wherein said interacting means comprises a plurality of pins extending from said polymeric clip body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 wherein said polymeric clip body further comprises means facilitating placement of said clip around said tissue.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 13 wherein said placement means comprises at least one block extending from said polymeric clip body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 wherein said polymeric clip body possesses at least one cored region.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 15 wherein said at least one cored region comprises at least one scallop or slot.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 15 wherein said at least one cored region is in said hinge region.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 17 wherein said at least one cored region is a scallop or slot which extends to a depth of 30 to 75% of the thickness of said hinge region.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 15 wherein said at least one cored region extends through said polymeric clip body, thereby forming an aperture therethrough.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 1 wherein said polymeric clip body further comprises guide means along the side of said clip body.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The latchless surgical clip of claim 20 wherein said guide means comprises at least one channel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method of applying the latchless surgical clip of claim 1 to tissue which comprises applying a resilient mechanical biasing force to the legs of the clip to spread the legs apart, applying the clip with its legs spread apart to a desired tissue site and releasing the mechanical biasing force thereby permitting the legs to close and exert tissue clamping pressure against the tissue.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
163 words
A latchless surgical clip for application to body tissue, which comprises: a polymeric clip body possessing a pair of legs, opposed surfaces of which constitute tissue clamping surfaces in the tissue clamping configuration of the applied clip, and a hinge region possessing an elastic spring back property to which one end of each leg is attached, the other end of each leg being free, each leg being movable about the hinge region; and, latchless tissue clamping means on the tissue clamping surface of at least one leg, the tissue clamping means of said at least one leg cooperating with the opposed tissue clamping surface in the tissue clamping configuration of the clip to impart a tissue clamping force to said tissue, wherein the tissue clamping surfaces of both legs possess latchless tissue clamping means, and said tissue clamping means comprise upper and lower staggered tooth-like projections, the tooth-like projections on respective tissue clamping surfaces being adapted to cooperate in underlying and overlying orientations.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
163 words
A latchless surgical clip for application to body tissue, which comprises: a polymeric clip body possessing a pair of legs, opposed surfaces of which constitute tissue clamping surfaces in the tissue clamping configuration of the applied clip, and a hinge region possessing an elastic spring back property to which one end of each leg is attached, the other end of each leg being free, each leg being movable about the hinge region; and, latchless tissue clamping means on the tissue clamping surface of at least one leg, the tissue clamping means of said at least one leg cooperating with the opposed tissue clamping surface in the tissue clamping configuration of the clip to impart a tissue clamping force to said tissue, wherein the tissue clamping surfaces of both legs possess latchless tissue clamping means, and said tissue clamping means comprise upper and lower staggered tooth-like projections, the tooth-like projections on respective tissue clamping surfaces being adapted to cooperate in underlying and overlying orientations.
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