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

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 11, wherein:
the open-ended occlusion clamp embodies a U-shaped configuration, where a longitudinal dimension of the U-shaped configuration of the open-ended occlusion clamp is dominant with respect to a perpendicular widthwise dimension and a perpendicular height wise dimension;
the open-ended spring embodies a U-shaped configuration, where a longitudinal dimension of the U-shaped configuration of the open-ended spring is dominant with respect to a perpendicular widthwise dimension and a perpendicular height wise dimension;
repositioning the open-ended spring occurs while the dominant longitudinal dimensions of the open-ended occlusion clamp and the open-ended spring are aligned, as are the widthwise dimensions and the height wise dimensions.