FIG. 1 is a side perspective view from a distal end of a ligation clip with controlled tissue compression of the present design with the ligation clip in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from a proximal end of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 1 in the open position;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 1 in an open position;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 3 with the ligation clip in a clamped position;

FIG. 5 is a side perspective view from the distal end of an alternate version of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with other aspects of the present design with the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 6 is a side perspective view from the proximal end of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 5 with the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 6 with the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 7 with a hinge portion of the ligation clip in an open position and the ligation clip in an open position;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 7 in the clamped position;

FIG. 10 is a side perspective view from the distal end of another alternate version of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with other aspects of the present design with the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 11 is a side perspective view from the proximal end of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 10 with the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 12 is a side perspective view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 11 with a hinge portion of the ligation clip in an open position and the ligation clip in the open position;

FIG. 13 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 12 in the clamped position; and,

FIG. 14 is a side view of the ligation clip shown in FIG. 7 in the clamped position.

The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the ligation clip and form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a ligation clip with controlled tissue compression, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2019133590-A1	A1	9 May 2019	4 Sep 2018	published	Ligation clip with controlled tissue compression
USthis patent	US-D993411-S	S1	25 Jul 2023	10 Nov 2020	granted	Ligation clip with controlled tissue compression
EP	EP-3703586-A1	A1	9 Sep 2020	30 Oct 2018	published	Ligationsklammer mit kontrollierter kompression von gewebede
EP	EP-3703586-A4	A4	4 Aug 2021	30 Oct 2018	published	Ligation clip with controlled tissue compression
WO	WO-2019089500-A1	A1	9 May 2019	30 Oct 2018	published	Pince de ligature avec compression de tissu réguléefr

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