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Surgical clamp
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-02-25
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Granted: 1967-05-23
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Expires: 1984-02-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R Nolan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 09:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/2812; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39; Y10T24/3936; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44291; Y10T24/4453
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A SURGICAL CLAMP COMPRISING A PAIR OF ARMS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TOGETHER ADJACENT ONE END OF EACH THEREOF FOR PIVOTING OF THE FREE ENDS OF SAID ARMS INTO AND OUT OF PROXIMATE RELATION FOR RELEASABLY CLAMPING OBJECTS THEREBETWEEN, SAID ARMS BEING PROVIDED INTERMEDIATE THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS WITH INWARDLY DIRECTED PROJECTION MEANS HAVING OPPOSED SERRATIONS THEREON WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE INTERENGAGED ALONG THEIR OVERLAPPED LENGTHS FOR ADJUSTING THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FREE ENDS, SAID ARMS BEING FLEXIBLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID SERRATIONS, AND AN EXTENSION ON ONE OF SAID PROJECTION MEANS FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE TO EFFECT SUCH DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID SERRATIONS, THE FREE ENDS OF SAID ARMS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT AND THE INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF SAID ARMS FROM WHICH SAID PROJECTION MEANS ARE INWARDLY DIRECTED BEING OUTWARDLY BOWED SO AS TO CONFINE SAID PROJECTION MEANS BETWEEN SAID ARMS WHEN SAID FREE ENDS ARE IN PROXIMATE RELATION AS AFORESAID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A SURGICAL CLAMP COMPRISING A PAIR OF ARMS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TOGETHER ADJACENT ONE END OF EACH THEREOF FOR PIVOTING OF THE FREE ENDS OF SAID ARMS INTO AND OUT OF PROXIMATE RELATION FOR RELEASABLY CLAMPING OBJECTS THEREBETWEEN, SAID ARMS BEING PROVIDED INTERMEDIATE THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS WITH INWARDLY DIRECTED PROJECTION MEANS HAVING OPPOSED SERRATIONS THEREON WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE INTERENGAGED ALONG THEIR OVERLAPPED LENGTHS FOR ADJUSTING THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FREE ENDS, SAID ARMS BEING FLEXIBLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID SERRATIONS, AND AN EXTENSION ON ONE OF SAID PROJECTION MEANS FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE TO EFFECT SUCH DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID SERRATIONS, THE FREE ENDS OF SAID ARMS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT AND THE INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF SAID ARMS FROM WHICH SAID PROJECTION MEANS ARE INWARDLY DIRECTED BEING OUTWARDLY BOWED SO AS TO CONFINE SAID PROJECTION MEANS BETWEEN SAID ARMS WHEN SAID FREE ENDS ARE IN PROXIMATE RELATION AS AFORESAID.
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