Patent ID: 8561615

Claim:
A method for performing a vasectomy comprising the steps of: (a) locating a vas deferens within a scrotum; (b) temporarily isolating a length of the vas deferens in a fold of scrotal skin; (c) placing upper and lower clamping jaws of a vasectomy device around a portion of the isolated scrotal skin containing the length of vas deferens and clamping said upper and lower clamping jaws together such that said upper and lower jaws retain an arcuate area of clamped scrotal tissue containing a first and second segment of the vas deferens and further comprise an interior perimeter which defines a convex area of unclamped scrotal tissue that contains a third segment of the vas deferens; (d) excising some or all of the convex area of unclamped scrotal tissue, including said third segment of the vas deferens, and sealing the arcuate area of clamped scrotal tissue including said first and second segment of the vas deferens; and (e) removing said upper and lower clamping jaws from the isolated scrotal skin immediately after step (d).