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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | UP-0403256 (2009-03-12) |
등록번호 | US-7850797 (2011-02-10) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 48 인용 특허 : 521 |
The present invention relates to a method of making clips which can be used to engage body tissue for the purpose of closing wounds. Such clips are generally annular in shape and have radially inwardly extending tines. The present invention first forms a precursor which, in one embodiment, has the t
The present invention relates to a method of making clips which can be used to engage body tissue for the purpose of closing wounds. Such clips are generally annular in shape and have radially inwardly extending tines. The present invention first forms a precursor which, in one embodiment, has the tines extending radially outwardly from the annular body and then forms the clip by inverting the precursor such that the tines extend radially inwardly. In an alternate embodiment, the precursor is formed with an over-sized lateral dimension and then compressed inwardly to bring the tines closer together and to reduce the lateral dimension of the precursor. It is preferred to manufacture such clips from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium, in which case the inverted or compressed precursor must be heated and quenched to heat set the clip in its final shape.
What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a clip comprising the steps of: forming the precursor of a clip from a material comprising a superelastic alloy which has an austenitic state and a martensitic state, said precursor having a generally annular body which is generally planar and having
What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a clip comprising the steps of: forming the precursor of a clip from a material comprising a superelastic alloy which has an austenitic state and a martensitic state, said precursor having a generally annular body which is generally planar and having one or more tines which extend radially inwardly from said body, said precursor having a lateral dimension which is substantially larger than that of the clip; compressing said precursor in a radially inward direction to bring said tines substantially closer together; heating said precursor in its compressed configuration to cause said alloy to become substantially austenitic; and quenching said heated precursor to form a clip which is substantially austenitic. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said alloy is nickel titanium. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said body comprises a plurality of looped elements. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the nickel titanium has a grain orientation and at least two tines have a longitudinal dimension transverse to the grain orientation. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein, after compression, at least two tines are in side-by-side relationship. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein, after compression, at least two tines are in an over-and-under relationship.
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