Patent ID: 11911042
Assignee: ATRICURE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of using an occlusion clamp, the method comprising:
repositioning an open-ended occlusion clamp including a pair of elongated occlusion surfaces so that tissue interposes the pair of elongated occlusion surfaces by insertion of the tissue through an open-end of the occlusion clamp, where the open-end is open across two distal terminal ends of the open-ended occlusion clamp, the open-ended occlusion clamp including a closed proximal end;
clamping the tissue between the pair of elongated occlusion surfaces sufficient to cause tissue occlusion by repositioning an open-ended spring, having two distal terminal ends, to overlap and underlap the pair or elongated occlusion surfaces and being operative to predominantly compress the two distal terminal ends of the open-ended occlusion clamp, wherein a secondary spring is operatively coupled to the pair of elongated occlusion surfaces and operative to predominantly compress at least a proximal portion of the open-ended occlusion clamp;
retaining the open-ended occlusion clamp in a clamping position sufficient to cause necrosis.