Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1992-08-05
1994-04-26
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
606139, 606142, 227901, A61B 1700
Patent
active
053062809
ABSTRACT:
A method of clamping suture strand by applying heat and compressive force to a polymeric surgical clip having first and second opposed leg members so as to clamp the suture strand between the opposed inner clamping surfaces of the first and second leg members; a surgical clip defined by first and second leg members, the first leg member having a hole therein; and a surgical device for clamping a clip about a suture, such device defined by a trigger-activated handle, clamping jaws with a heating element disposed on one of the clamping members of the clamping jaws, a shaft connecting the jaws to the handle, and means for activating the heating element and for delivering compressive force to the clamping jaws to close the clip about a suture.
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Bregen Michael
Luscombe Brian H.
Ethicon Inc.
Goodwin Matthew S.
Pellegrino Stephen C.
Schmidt Jeffrey A.
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