US5454814A
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Surgical clamp and clamp driving device
Assignee: Orthomed SARL
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Filing: 1993-09-02
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Granted: 1995-10-03
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Expires: 2013-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A surgical clamp is provided for insertion into a clamp driving device. The surgical clamp has two parallel anchoring legs linked by a common rectilinear section (1c) or yoke. The rectilinear section or yoke is suitable for being inserted into the driving device. The rectilinear section or yoke has a flat top, a bottom, and two edges. The two edges merge with the flat top by a generously rounded profile. On the one hand, the two edges merge with the bottom by an inclined flank at an obtuse angle with respect to the vertical plane. At least one of the insides of the legs, the outsides of the legs, and bottom of the yoke is serrated.
Inventors
- 👤 Georges Comte
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/064; A61B17/0642
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A surgical clamp comprising two parallel anchoring legs coupled to a yoke suitable for insertion into a driving device the yoke having a flat top, a bottom, a middle height, two long edges and two short edges, the edges being coupled to the flat top by a round profile and the bottom by an inclined flank forming an obtuse angle α with respect to the vertical plane, the round profile being made up of an arc of a circle with a central angle of substantially 90°, the inclined flank being shaped directly in line with the round profile, a transition area between the round profile and the inclined flank is located roughly in the middle of the height of the yoke.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A surgical clamp comprising two parallel anchoring legs coupled to a yoke suitable for insertion into a driving device the yoke having a flat top, a bottom, a middle height, two long edges and two short edges, the edges being coupled to the flat top by a round profile and the bottom by an inclined flank forming an obtuse angle α with respect to the vertical plane, the round profile being made up of an arc of a circle with a central angle of substantially 90°, the inclined flank being shaped directly in line with the round profile, a transition area between the round profile and the inclined flank is located roughly in the middle of the height of the yoke.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical clamp according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the two parallel anchoring legs has an inside having serrations thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical clamp according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the two parallel anchoring legs has an outside having serrations thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The surgical clamp according to claim 1 wherein the bottom of the yoke is serrated.
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