Patent ID: 11925355
Assignee: ATRICURE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An occlusion clamp comprising:
a spring comprising at least two elongated legs coupled together at a first end and independently repositionable with respect to one another at second, free ends so that the spring is open-ended, the spring having a dominant dimension measured from the first end to one of the second ends;
a first runner coupled to a first leg of the at least two elongated legs, the first runner comprising an elongated occlusion beam having an occlusion surface, the first runner having a dominant dimension;
a second runner coupled to a second leg of the at least two elongated legs, the second runner comprising an elongated occlusion beam having an occlusion surface, the second runner having a dominant dimension;
wherein the spring is configured to bias the occlusion surface of the first runner toward the occlusion surface of the second runner; and,
wherein the dominant dimensions of the spring, first runner, and the second runner extend in generally the same direction, wherein:
the second, free ends are spaced apart from one another along the dominant dimension of the spring;
the first leg is pivotable with respect to the first runner at a first location;
the second leg engages the second runner at a second location and engages the second runner at a third location; and,
the first location interposes the second and third locations along the dominant dimension.