| abstract |
An improved surgical clip (60) having first and second leg members (40,41) joined at their proximal ends by resilient hinge means (43) and terminating at their distal ends in latch means (47). Each leg member (40,41) has an outer surface and a clamping inner surface (46,45). The outer surface of each leg member (40,41) is configured to be accepted by the jaws of a clip applier. The improvement in the clip design specifically relates to the design of the clamping inner surface (46,45) of each leg member (40,41) of the clip (60). The clamping inner surface (46) of the first leg member (40) has a convex radius of curvature extending transversely across at least a portion of the width of the first leg member (40), and the clamping inner surface (45) of the second leg member (41) has a concave radius of curvature extending transversely across at least a portion of the width of the second leg member (41). The radius of curvature of the clamping inner surface (46) of the first leg member (40) is smaller than, and complementary to, the radius of curvature of the clamping inner surface (45) of the second leg member (41). <IMAGE> |