Patent ID: 6610074
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An aorta cross clamp assembly, comprising:a clamp having first and second jaws that are movable toward and away form each other; a retainer operatively connected to the first and second jaws and movable between locked and unlocked positions, the retainer when in the locked position permitting the jaws to move toward each other but preventing the jaws from moving away from each other, and when in the unlocked position permitting the jaws to move away from each other; an actuator having first and second arms that are movable toward and away from each other, the arms being selectively and operatively engageable with and disengageable from the first and second jaws; and a third arm selectively engageable with and disengageable from the retainer, the third arm being movable between a first position where the third arm is disposed adjacent the retainer when the retainer is in the locked position and a second position where the third arm engages the retainer and displaces it to the unlocked position.