Microvascular clamps with suture retaining means
Patent 4165747 Issued on August 28, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 28, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 28, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1664112 2108325 3446212 3868957 3911926 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/763575 filed on 01/28/1977US Classes:606/148, Suturing or ligating aid or guide606/153Connector for hollow body organsExaminersPrimary: Truluck, Dalton L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 17/12 (20060101)AbstractApparatus having parallel-closing jaws for clamping and immobilizing ends of blood vessels to be joined together by suturing without damaging the vessel walls. A spring biasing the jaws together is adjustable to exert no more than 30 gm/cm2 in squeezing force to vessel walls in each clamp. A stay suture retainer affixed to one or more of the jaws of the apparatus receives ends of two stay sutures passed through the ends of the blood vessels to draw them together, to immobilize the vessel ends with respect to the apparatus during close, finish suturing thereof. Mayfield-type and threaded-shaft clamp pairs are disclosed, each connected to and selectively slidable along a rigid bar for adjustable spacing upon the ends of the vessels to be joined. The clamps are durable and comprise a single piece to facilitate use.Other References
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