SELF-CLAMPING CLIPS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has two clamping jaws 1 and 2, two elbowed branches 3 and 4 bound one to the other with spiral spring 5. Mechanism for stabilizing jaws is designed as screw lock 6 located at the place the jaws transform into elbowed branches so that the jaws make an angle α₁ = 10-15 deg with respect to the plane of the elbowed branches. Jaw ends are bent to meet each other at an angle α₂ = 40-45 deg in making capturing lock 7. EFFECT: improved engagement of clips with tissues; excluded uncontrolled opening. 3 dwg