Patent ID: 7207997
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical ligation clip for ligating a fluid carrying structure, said clip comprising: a mid-longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end opposite said distal end, and a length between said distal and proximal ends; an upper support member extending between said distal and proximal ends; a lower support member extending between said distal and proximal ends, said lower support member being opposite said upper support member in a vertical plane parallel to the mid-longitudinal axis; and a connector at said proximal end of said clip, said connector joining said upper and lower support members, each of said upper and lower support members including an enlarged section proximate said distal end, each of said enlarged sections having a clamping surface adapted to clamp the fluid carrying structure therebetween, said enlarged section including a central axis generally transverse to said clamping surface, said enlarged section having an exterior surface forming an arc extending more than 180 degrees around the central axis in a plane generally transverse to the central axis.