Patent ID: 9119900
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61B,A61L

Abstract:
1. An surgical device comprising: an elongated body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and having one or more lumens extending through the elongated body; a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body; a first gripping member having a ring shape and being positioned concentrically around the tip; a second gripping member having a ring shape and being positioned concentrically around the tip distally of the first gripping member, the first and second gripping members being independently moveable along a longitudinal direction of the tip with respect to one another between an open position where the second gripping member is spaced away from the first gripping member and a closed position where the second gripping member is next to the first gripping member for gripping a blood vessel between the first gripping member and the second gripping member; and a cauterizing element disposed between the first gripping member and the second gripping member so that the blood vessel, when gripped between the first gripping member and the second gripping member in the closed position, is pressed against the cauterizing element for sealing the blood vessel.