Patent ID: 6736775
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical clamp apparatus comprising:a first clamp having first and second jaws pivotally attached to each other; a second clamp having first and second jaws pivotally attached to each other, said second clamp connected to the first clamp and rotatable relative to the first clamp in an unlocked configuration; first and second serrated locks located between the first and second clamp, wherein said first serrated lock is connected to the first clamp and the second serrated lock is connected to the second clamp; wherein the serrated locks are in contact with one another thereby fixing the angular relationship of the first clamp relative to the second clamp in a locked configuration, and the serrated locks are spaced apart from one another in the unlocked configuration allowing the second clamp to rotate relative to the first clamp.