Patent ID: 6740095
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for clamping and cutting an umbilical cord, said device comprising:a first shell; a second shell movably connected to said first shell; a blade depending from one of said first and second shells, and a cutting support depending from the other of said first and second shells for supporting the umbilical cord; a clamping depending from one of said first and second shells; and a baby clamp engageable with and removable from said first and second shells; wherein by closing movement of said first and second shells, said clamping member and said baby clamp respectively compress the umbilical cord and said blade severs the umbilical cord between said clamping member and said baby clamp; wherein said baby clamp comprises a clamp body having an arcuate clamping surface, an arcuate strap, a hinge connecting said clamp body to said strap, and a latch for holding said clamp body and said strap in a closed position with the umbilical cord compressed between said clamping surface and said strap.