Patent ID: 7434779
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A61M,F16K

Abstract:
1. A conduit clamp for selectively restricting or closing a fluid path inside a hollow tube, the conduit clamp comprising: a two-piece construction having an upper member and a lower member pivotally connected together at a pivot point for moving the upper member between an opened and closed position, said upper a member and lower member separable at the pivot point for assembly and disassembly on the tube, said lower member forming a through trough for receiving a portion of the tube therein, said upper member having a center projection for restricting or closing the fluid path of the tube when the upper member is pivotally moved to the closed position, wherein the upper member has a pair of side walls contiguously formed with an upper surface, the pair of side walls configured for being disposed within the trough of the lower member when the upper member is in the closed position and wherein the pair of side walls each have a protuberance at a predetermined location extending from exterior surfaces of the pair of side walls, wherein the trough of the lower member is formed by a pair of side walls, wherein a side wall of the upper member is adjacent a side wall of the lower member when the upper member is in the closed position, and wherein the pair of side walls of the lower member has means for receiving a portion of the protuberances when the upper member is in the closed position, wherein the means for receiving a portion of the protuberances in the upper member includes a window in each sidewall of the upper member.