Patent ID: 6099539
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Surgical clamp members for attachment to opposing surfaces of jaws of a surgical clamping device, the jaws being mounted for movement toward and away from one another, the members comprising:means for attaching the members to the opposing surfaces of the jaws; andopposable resilient pads, each pad having a surface with protrusions extending therefrom for engagement with a vessel or other tissue received between the jaws, wherein:a) the protrusions of each pad are arranged in one or more rows lengthwise along the pad; andb) the protrusions of one pad interdigitate with the protrusions of the opposed pad when the jaws are moved toward one another,and wherein each pad has first and second sides and one or more holes passing through the pad and opening to both first and second sides.