Patent ID: 7316696

Claim:
A surgical clip with an interlocking latch mechanism, comprising: a first leg and a second leg, each of said legs having an inner vessel-clamping surface and an outer surface, said inner surfaces being positioned in opposition to each other; a flexible hinge section integrally disposed between and joining the proximal ends of said first and second legs; and a female locking member positioned on the distal end of said first leg and comprising a resilient inwardly turned hook defining a recess in a mouth of said hook, and a male locking member positioned on the distal end of said second leg comprising at least one detent extending therefrom, said female and male locking members being formed whereby when said first and second leg members are moved from an open position to a closed position about said hinge section, said resilient hook of said female locking member is urged open to receive the detent of said male locking member in the recess thereof so as to removably lock said first and second leg members of said surgical clip in said closed position; and further comprising a gusset within the mouth of said hook, wherein the at least one detent extending outwardly from said male locking member comprises two spaced-apart detents each having an inwardly turned lip extending generally toward said flexible hinge section for lockingly engaging said recess in the mouth of said hook.