Surgical clip

Details Surgical clip Surgical clip

1991-03-06

1992-09-15

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Sutureless closure

227 19, 227902, A61B 1700

Patent

active

051473810

ABSTRACT:
A surgical clip for closing the margins of a wound, is disclosed, which clip consists of a bridge and two legs having cutting edges at their ends and projecting from opposite ends of the bridge. Each leg has a part formed as an arc of a circle which adjoins the bridge, and a free ended straight section including the cutting edge of the leg, extending from the arcuate part of the leg. For reducing trama when the clip is implanted and for maintaining eversion of the wound margins after the clip has been implanted, the straight sections of the legs are set at an angle in the range of 2.5.degree. to 10.degree. with respect to the axis of symmetry of the clip.

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