Patent ID: 6013088
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical clamp with removable tips for shortening an operative time by avoiding suture ligatures comprising, in combination:a forceps-type ligating clip applier including a pair of handle members coupled together at a hinged member, each of the handle members having a gripping member extending outwardly therefrom, each gripping member having serrated teeth formed on inner surfaces thereof, upper ends of the handle members each having locking tabs extending inwardly thereof for mating when the gripping members are in an abutting relationship, outer ends of the gripping members each having an extension extending linearly therefrom;a pair of disposable clip members removably coupling with the gripping members of the clip applier, the clip members each having a recess formed in a lower end thereof for receiving the extensions of the gripping members therein, each of the clip members having serrated teeth formed on inner surfaces thereof, an upper clip member having a bulbous split protrusion extending outwardly from the inner surface thereof, a lower clip member having an aperture therethrough for receiving the bulbous split protrusion therein in a locked orientation.