US 12,285,176 B2
Multi-piece ligation clip
Justin Thomas, New Haven, CT (US); Roy J. Pilletere, Middletown, CT (US); Matthew A. Dinino, Newington, CT (US); Gregory R. Morck, Haddam, CT (US); Saumya Banerjee, Southington, CT (US); Eric Brown, Madison, CT (US); and Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,761.
Application 18/214,761 is a division of application No. 16/866,649, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,707,282.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,584, filed on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0338039 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/122 (2013.01) [A61B 17/128 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ligation clip comprising:
a first beam having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a first clamping surface positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion including a hook and the second end portion including a latch;
a second beam having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second beam including side walls and having an upper surface and a second clamping surface positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion of the second beam including a transverse post defining one side of a first through bore extending between the upper surface and the second clamping surface, the first end portion of the second beam defining a second through bore that extends between the side walls of the second beam, and the second end portion of the second beam defining a channel,
wherein the hook is configured to be inserted through the first through bore to releasably couple to the transverse post and pivotably secure the first beam to the second beam,
wherein the first beam is movable in relation to the second beam to move the ligation clip from an open position to a clamped position, the latch configured to engage the channel to secure the ligation clip in the clamped position, and
wherein the second through bore forms a flexible portion that is positioned to engage the first beam as the ligation clip is moved from the open position towards the clamped position to urge the ligation clip towards the open position.