Patent ID: 8303585

Claim:
A device for cutting and sealing a lumen, comprising: an insertion rod; a first jaw and a second jaw extending from the insertion rod, the first and second jaws being operable to allow closure of the first and second jaws relative to each other, the first jaw having a first grasping face and the second jaw having a second grasping face, the first grasping face and the second grasping face aligned to meet each other upon closure of the first and second jaws, wherein: the first jaw comprises: a first heating element disposed on the first grasping face along a longitudinal axis of the first jaw; a second heating element disposed on the first grasping face and spaced from and parallel to the first heating element; a first clip retainer configured to removably hold a generally rounded clip in a position parallel to the first and second heating elements; and a second clip retainer configured to removably hold a generally rounded clip in a position parallel to the first clip retainer; and the second jaw comprises: a first arcuate anvil configured to engage an end of and narrow about the lumen a diameter of the generally rounded clip held by the first clip retainer; and a second arcuate anvil configured to engage an end of and narrow about the lumen a diameter of the generally rounded clip held by the second clip retainer.