DEVICE FOR PUTTING-IN CLAMPS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has casing 1 with handles 6 and 7, feeder bin 8 having clamp canal and drive placed in the plane of motion of handles 6 and 7. The drive has pusher 4 and main power transmission member 3 with two operating jaws 13 and 14 so that operating jaws 13 and 14 have clamping surfaces each of which having longitudinal clamp groove 20 placed on the plane. Operating jaws 13 and 14 also have intermediate strips 15 and 16 connected to casing 1 and movable operating jaws 13 and 14 by means of additional power transmission members 17 and 18. Main power transmission member 3 is connected to intermediate strips 15 and 16 through tie rods 19 and placed in casing 1 having rotation mechanism 10 connected to handles 6 and 7 at an angle. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in suturing soft tissues and clamping blood vessels. 11 dwg