Patent ID: 6348057
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An umbilical cord clamp and cutter assembly, comprising:a first clamp comprising a first upper ann, a first lower arm, a first flexible region, a first stop mechanism wherein said first upper arm is formed with a first hole therein and said first lower arm is provided with an upwardly extending tooth for engaging said first hole in said first upper arm, and a first closing mechanism for closing said first clamp so as to attach to an infant side of the umbilical cord; a second clamp comprising a second upper arm, a second lower arm, a second flexible region, a second stop mechanism wherein said second upper arm is formed with a second hole therein and said second lower arm is provided with an upwardly extending tooth for engaging said second hole in said second upper arm, and a second closing mechanism for closing said second clamp so as to attach to a placental side of the umbilical cord, said first and second clamp being connected in a side-by-side relationship and having between them at least one connecting strip; and an outer housing comprising an indication in which direction to attach the assembly, a third upper ann, a third lower arm, a third flexible region and a third closing mechanism, and having perpendicularly attached to said third upper arm, a cutting device extending downwardly toward said third lower arm, said outer housing being formed so as to enclose said first and second clamps, wherein upon closing said housing said third closing mechanism holds said housing closed, such that upon closing of said housing, said first and second clamps close around the umbilical cord, said cutting device cuts through file cord and said at least one connecting strip, and said second clamp remains enclosed by said housing, while said first clamp becomes separated from said second clamp, said housing and said cutting device.