SURGICAL CLAMP APPARATUS AND A SURGICAL CLAMP FOR USE IN KEYHOLE SURGERY

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APP PUB NO 20140324073A1
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14189390

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A surgical clamp for forming a clamping loop around a bodily lumen is disclosed. The clamp is deliverable through keyhole surgery. The clamp comprises: an elongate body comprising an elongate deformable layer having a first hardness and an elongate core having a second hardness, the first hardness less than the second hardness; a leading portion comprising a gripper, the gripper having an open mouth gripably engageable with the deformable layer to form the clamping loop; and a trailing portion. The elongate body joins the trailing portion to the leading portion. The elongate body is biased to move from a constrained generally straight condition within a delivery device to an unrestrained curled condition within a patient.

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COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCBLOOMINGTON IN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burleigh, Tiffany Queensland, AU 4 124
Junger, Michael C Queensland, AU 1 0
Stevenson, Andrew Robert Leslie Queensland, AU 2 0

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