US 11,998,214 B2
Surgical clip for simultaneous bleeding control of a blood vessel and cutting
Michael Siegenthaler, New Albany, OH (US)
Filed by Michael Siegenthaler, New Albany, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,656.
Application 17/872,656 is a continuation of application No. 16/539,074, filed on Aug. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,439,405.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/718,114, filed on Aug. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354500 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/122 (2013.01) [A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1225 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A surgical clip for simultaneously cutting a blood vessel and controlling bleeding, the surgical clip comprising:
a first leg including a cutting surface to cut the blood vessel and a flat surface to hold the blood vessel;
a second leg including a surface to hold the blood vessel and not including a cutting surface to cut the blood vessel; and
a curved section configured to join the two legs,
wherein the surgical clip is configured to, in conjunction with another surgical clip, simultaneously hold and cut the blood vessel through a scissoring action with the other surgical clip.