Disposable vascular occluder

Claim 2

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releasably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) said balloon means comprising a first partially-inflated balloon provided in said first arm cavity and a second partially-inflated balloon provided in said second arm cavity; and (h) means for controllably inflating said first partially-inflated balloon beyond said partially-inflated state to adjust the pressure of said balloon means on said blood vessel; (i) said controlled inflation means comprising a one-way valve in said first arm communicating with said first balloon, whereby said first balloon can be controllably inflated by a syringe inserted into said valve.

Claim 3

A new disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging anguular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said second arm being thinner than said firsts arm to facilitate insertion of the device around a blood vessel.

Claim 4

A new disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging anguular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said second arm being thinner than said firsts arm to facilitate insertion of the device around a blood vessel.

Claim 5

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second armn comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said balloon means comprising a first partially-inflated balloon provided in said first arm cavity and a second partially-inflated balloon provided in said second arm cavity.

Claim 6

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second armn comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said balloon means comprising a first partially-inflated balloon provided in said first arm cavity and a second partially-inflated balloon provided in said second arm cavity.

Claim 7

A disposable vascular occluder device according to claim 3, further comprising means for controllably inflating said first partially-inflated balloon beyond said partially-inflated state to adjust the pressure of said balloon means on said blood vessel.

Claim 8

A disposable vasculuar occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releasably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releasably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed position comprising toothed latches on second ends of said first and second arms for removably interlocking said second ends in a plurality of positions corresponding respectively to a plurality of pressure conditions; (i) said controlled inflation means comprising a one-way valve in said first arm communicating with said first balloon, whereby said first balloon can be controllably inflated by a syringe inserted into said valve.

Claim 9

A disposable vasculuar occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releasably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releasably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed position comprising toothed latches on second ends of said first and second arms for removably interlocking said second ends in a plurality of positions corresponding respectively to a plurality of pressure conditions; (i) said controlled inflation means comprising a one-way valve in said first arm communicating with said first balloon, whereby said first balloon can be controllably inflated by a syringe inserted into said valve.

Claim 10

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) the inner surface of said first arm comprising a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging, angular relation from opposite ends of said first arm cavity towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition, whereby said device has a hexagonal profile.

Claim 11

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relation; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) the outer surface of said second arm comprising a central planar surface and a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging angular relation from opposite ends of said central planar surface towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition; (h) the inner surface of said first arm comprising a pair of opposed side surfaces extending in diverging, angular relation from opposite ends of said first arm cavity towards, respectively, said pivotal connection means and said means for releaseably maintaining said arms in a closed condition, whereby said device has a hexagonal profile.

Claim 12

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relations; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) said second arm being thinner than said first arm to facilitate insertion of the device around a blood vessel.

Claim 13

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relations; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) said second arm being thinner than said first arm to facilitate insertion of the device around a blood vessel.

Claim 14

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relations; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) said balloon means comprising a first partially-inflated balloon provided in said first arm cavity and a second partially-inflated balloon provided in said second arm cavity.

Claim 15

A disposable vascular occluder device for temporarily stopping or interrupting arterial or venous blood flow in an artery or vein during surgical procedures, comprising, (a) a first arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (b) a second arm having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface having a cavity therein; (c) partially-inflated balloon means provided in said first and second arm cavities; (d) means pivotally connecting said first and second arms at first ends thereof, to permit said arms to be pivoted towards each other to assume a closed condition in which the inner surfaces thereof are in confronting relation, and pivoted away from each other to assume an open condition; (e) means for releaseably maintaining said arms in said closed condition, in which said inner surfaces are in said confronting relations; (f) whereby said arms, when in said open condition thereof, can be inserted around a blood vessel and can thereafter be pivoted to said closed condition thereof, wherein said blood vessel is occluded between said balloon means under soft pressure with minimized trauma to the blood vessel; (g) said balloon means comprising a first partially-inflated balloon provided in said first arm cavity and a second partially-inflated balloon provided in said second arm cavity.