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Clamp
About: Clamp is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 23158 publications have been published within this topic receiving 114110 citations.
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Patent•
3 Dec 1996
TL;DR: In this article, a flexible cable is used for clamping a body structure in a patient, and a malleable positioner is provided for positioning the clamp about the body structure.
Abstract: A clamp for clamping a body structure in a patient. The clamp includes a flexible cable housed within a sheath. The cable and sheath extend between a clamp and a handle. The cable actuator. The cable extends through a sheath which is anchored at the clamp and the actuator for actuating jaws from a proximal end of the clamp. A malleable positioner is provided for positioning the clamp about the body structure.
1,214 citations
Patent•
2 Jun 2006
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical apparatus has a clamp and a stapling mechanism, which is controlled by a trigger handle or a switch assembly, and an indicator provides feedback about the status of the staplings mechanism and also displays a time of tissue compression by the clamp.
Abstract: A surgical apparatus has a clamp and a stapling mechanism. The clamp has a first jaw and a second jaw to clamp on a body tissue at a desired location for a stapling operation. The stapling mechanism is controlled by a trigger handle or a switch assembly. The surgical apparatus has a controller for providing a delay between clamping and actuating of the firing mechanism of the stapling mechanism. The delay provides for a desired amount of time for tissue compression producing a more uniform staple formation. The surgical apparatus also has an indicator. The indicator provides feedback about the status of the stapling mechanism and also displays a time of tissue compression by the clamp.
1,112 citations
Patent•
10 Oct 1997
TL;DR: In this article, an ultrasonic surgical clamp coagulator is configured to effect cutting, coagulation, and clamping of tissue by cooperation of a clamping mechanism of the apparatus with an associated ultrasonic end-effector.
Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical clamp coagulator apparatus is configured to effect cutting, coagulation, and clamping of tissue by cooperation of a clamping mechanism of the apparatus with an associated ultrasonic end-effector. In order to limit the force with which tissue is clamped between a clamp arm of the clamping mechanism and the end-effector, the clamping mechanism includes a force-limiting spring which operatively connects an operating lever of the apparatus and components of the clamp drive mechanism. The force-limiting spring is preferably pre-loaded so that the interconnection of the associated components is desirably "stiff", thus providing a user with good tactile feedback during operation of the clamping mechanism. At least one travel stop is preferably provided on the apparatus housing for limiting movement of the operating lever after a predetermined degree of relative movement of the operating components in opposition to the force-limiting spring.
976 citations
Patent•
27 May 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, a clamp head with a number of staples was used to clamp the body tissue and a clamp pressure plate to secure the staples to the tissue, and an underlay of collagen and fibrin fleece (15.1) or a similar air-and fluid-tight material was used along the staple arrangement.
Abstract: The device has two moving parts (15), which clamp the body tissue. One part has a clamp head (15) with a number of staples. The other part has a clamp pressure plate to secure the staples to the tissue. At least one of the moving parts has an underlay of collagen and fibrin fleece (15.1) or a similar air- and fluid-tight material, which extends along the staple arrangement. An Independent claim is included for an additional component for a clamp cutting device.
838 citations
Patent•
12 Sep 1968
TL;DR: A SURGICAL CLAMP for SIMULTANEOUS SETTING of MULTIPLE STAPES in the SUTURING of RESECTED STOMACHS and other GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, EMBODYing JAWS of Z-OFFSET Form, and JAW-CLOSING MEANS UTILIZING FLUID OR ELECTROMAGNETIC OR EQUIVALENT POWER OPERATION.
Abstract: A SURGICAL CLAMP FOR SIMULTANEOUS SETTING OF MULTIPLE STAPES IN THE SUTURING OF RESECTED STOMACHS AND OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, EMBODYING JAWS OF Z-OFFSET FORM, AND JAW-CLOSING MEANS UTILIZING FLUID OR ELECTROMAGNETIC OR EQUIVALENT POWER OPERATION.
822 citations
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| 2021 | 179 |