Patent ID: 7678124
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A support clamp for a stapler used during connecting a prosthesis to a vessel by staples, said clamp comprising: a) a pair of pivoting levers each of them having a proximal end and a distal handle end, each of the pivoting levers is provided with a C-shaped clamping jaw associated with a corresponding proximal end, wherein, during pivoting of the levers their clamping jaws are displaceable between an open position and a closed position, such that the vessel can be respectively released or embraced by the clamping jaws without occluding the vessel; b) a tightening means for providing a tight contact between the clamping jaws and an outer surface of the vessel and abutting the vessel towards the stapler to enable bending of a staple end during connecting the prosthesis to an inner surface of the vessel; c) a fastener means for attaching the tightening means to a corresponding clamping jaw, and d) a compensating means for compensating irregularity in thickness of the walls of the vessel.