USPatent applicationPatented

Ligation clip with controlled tissue compression

Granted 25 Jul 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Covidien · originally Medtronic

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Inventors: Paul D. Richard · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

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29/757,904
filed 10 Nov 2020
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Patent
US D993411
granted 25 Jul 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view from…

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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D24/143

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