Patent ID: 7582095

Claim:
A combination of a surgical ligation clip for ligating a vessel and a ligation clip applier for applying the ligation clip to the vessel, the combination comprising: said ligation clip comprising a continuous length of material, said material having an elongated member having a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a length therebetween, said material having an elongated arm having a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a length therebetween, said arm having a vessel contacting surface oriented toward said member, said member having a surface oriented toward said vessel contacting surface of said arm, said arm and said member being biased toward one another in an open position, said material having a connector having a maximum length, and a maximum height perpendicular to the maximum length of said connector, said connector connecting said member and said arm, said clip having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, an opposite distal end, and a length therebetween, said clip having a width proximate said distal end of said clip that is greater than a width proximate said proximal end of said clip, said surface of said member along at least a portion of the length of said member having a width corresponding to the width proximate said distal end of said clip, wherein one of said arm and said member includes a portion at said distal end thereof generally oriented along the longitudinal axis of said clip, and the maximum length of said connector is oriented along the longitudinal axis of said clip, the maximum length of said connector approximating the maximum height of said connector; and said clip applier comprising a proximal end, an opposite distal end, a length therebetween, and an opener pivotably attached to said clip applier proximate said distal end, said opener being actuatable from a first position to a second position, and said opener being adapted to contact said arm to move said clip to the open position upon actuation thereof toward the second position.