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

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A surgical clamp for forming a clamping loop around a bodily lumen, the clamp deliverable through keyhole surgery, the clamp comprising:
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 joining the trailing portion to the leading portion, wherein 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.