Patent ID: 6461368
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of forming a surgical clamp pad configured for attachment to the jaw of a surgical clamp, said pad having resilient filaments extending from the pad surface, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a mold having a mold space corresponding to desired dimensions of a surgical clamp pad configured for attachment to the jaw of a surgical clamp; (b) providing one or more arrays of resilient filaments, said arrays configured for incorporation into a surgical clamp pad configured for attachment to the jaw of a surgical clamp; (c) placing the arrays in the mold such that a portion of the resilient filaments extends out of the mold space; (d) injecting an elastomer into the mold space; (e) allowing the elastomer to harden to form the surgical clamp pad configured for attachment to the jaw of a surgical clamp; and (f) removing the formed surgical clamp pad configured for attachment to the jaw of a surgical clamp from the mold.