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Abstract

A method of occluding a patient's organ tissue during a minimally invasive surgical procedure is disclosed. The method includes providing a laparoscopic surgical clamp; passing distal end of surgical clamp into an opening of patient's body cavity; probing patient's tissue by moving first set and second set of double jaws of the surgical clamp between opened and closed positions; selecting tissue appropriate for being occluded with surgical clamp and suturing; clamping tissue with surgical clamp; passing at least one elongated suture into patient's body cavity with laparoscopic grasper; threading suture through a plurality of fenestration on at least one of upper portions of double jaws; puncturing patient's tissue with suture; threading suture through fenestration of at least one of the lower portions of double jaws; and clipping each end of suture on upper and lower portions of double jaws for securing the patient's tissue in a compressed position.

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