IP Library Granted Patent US 10,945,740
Granted Patent B2
US 10,945,740 · App. 16/016,022 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Surgical clip

Inventors: David Lee Foshee (Apex, NC); Michael Dell Ramsey (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
A61B17/122A61B17/0487A61B17/0482A61B2017/00778A61B2017/00955
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Patent No.
US 10,945,740
App. No.
16/016,022
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical clip may include: a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a concave curvature; a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a convex curvature; at least one first tooth extending from a first lateral side of the inner surface of the second leg member; and a first channel defined between the first side surface and the inner surface of the first leg member. The first and second leg members may be configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and in the closed configuration, the at least one first tooth is received in the first channel.

Claims (60)

1. A surgical clip comprising:

a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature;

a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature; and

at least one tooth on and extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member,

wherein the at least one tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in a closed configuration.

2. The surgical clip of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tooth includes at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the second leg member and at least one second tooth extending from the second side surface of the second leg member, and the at least one first tooth and the at least one second tooth are configured to receive the inner surface of the first leg member therebetween.

3. The surgical clip of claim 2 , wherein the at least one first tooth and the at least one second tooth are staggered along the second leg member.

4. The surgical clip of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tooth comprises a plurality of teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along the second leg member.

5. The surgical clip of claim 1 , further comprising at least one tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member, wherein the at least one tooth of the first leg member is configured to extend past the inner surface of the second leg member in the closed configuration.

6. The surgical clip of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tooth includes at least one substantially flat side surface.

7. The surgical clip of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tooth includes first and second substantially flat side surfaces.

8. The surgical dip of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tooth includes a convex or substantially flat inner surface.

9. The surgical dip of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth.

10. The surgical clip of claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature.

11. The surgical clip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and

a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member,

wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration.

12. The surgical clip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member.

13. The surgical clip of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge portion connecting the first leg member and the second leg member.

14. A surgical clip comprising:

a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature;

at least one first tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member;

a second leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature; and

at least one second tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member,

wherein the at least first one tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the second leg member in a closed configuration, and the at least one second tooth is configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in the closed configuration.

15. The surgical clip of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first tooth is on the at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member, and the at least one second tooth is on the at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member.

16. The surgical clip of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first tooth extending from at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member includes:

at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the first leg member; and

at least one first tooth extending from the second side surface of the first leg member, wherein

the at least one first tooth extending from the first side surface of the first leg member and the at least one first tooth extending from the second side surface of the first leg member are configured to receive the inner surface of the second leg member therebetween.

17. The surgical clip of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first tooth comprises a plurality of first teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along the first leg member, and the at least one second tooth comprises a plurality of second teeth longitudinally spaced out apart along: the second leg member.

18. The surgical clip of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are staggered.

19. The surgical clip of claim 14 , further comprising:

a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and

a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member,

wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration.

20. The surgical clip of claim 14 , further comprising:

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member.

21. The surgical clip of claim 14 , wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature.

22. The surgical clip of claim 14 , wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth.

23. A surgical clip comprising:

a first leg member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the first leg member having a curvature;

a second leg, member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second side surfaces, the inner surface of the second leg member having a curvature;

a plurality of first teeth longitudinally spaced out apart on the first side surface of the second leg member; and

a plurality of second teeth longitudinally spaced out apart on the second side surface of the second leg member,

wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are configured to extend past the inner surface of the first leg member in a closed configuration and receive the inner surface of the first leg, member therebetween.

24. The surgical clip of claim 23 , further comprising:

a hook member on a distal portion of the first leg member; and

a tip member on a distal portion of the second leg member,

wherein the hook member is configured to extend around the tip member in the closed configuration.

25. The surgical clip of claim 23 , further comprising:

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the first leg member; and

a boss extending beyond at least one of the first and second side surfaces of the second leg member.

26. The surgical clip of claim 23 , wherein the inner surface of the first leg member has a concave curvature, and the inner surface of the second leg member has a convex curvature.

27. The surgical dip of claim 23 , wherein the inner surface of at least one of the first leg member and the second leg member is substantially smooth.

28. The surgical clip of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are staggered.

Assignments (3)
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
To: TELEFLEX MEDICAL LLC
Reel/Frame 073582/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2020
From: FOSHEE, DAVID LEE; RAMSEY, MICHAEL DELL
To: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 052438/0397 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2019
From: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050620/0904 →