Patent ID: 7867254
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical clip having a sliding state and a crimped state, and being adapted for use in a surgical procedure initially to slide along suture ends to an operative position and ultimately to crimp the suture ends at the operative position, comprising: a substrate bendable between the sliding state and the crimped state, the substrate being formed of a material having a first coefficient of friction; a first coating carried by the substrate and forming a first layer of a first material on the substrate; the material of the first layer being adapted to inhibit contact between the suture ends and the substrate when the clip is operatively disposed on the suture ends; the first layer having a second coefficient of friction less than the first coefficient of friction; a second coating carried by the substrate and forming a second layer of a second material on the substrate; and the second layer having a third coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction.