Wound clamp
Inventors
Atkinson, Ian • Filips, Dennis • Lakshminarasimhan, Prasanna • Dralle, Steve • Moffet, Kelly
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-11096690-B2
Publication Date
2021-08-24
Expiration Date
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a wound closure device including: (a) a first opposing member and a second opposing member disposed on opposing sides of a central axis, each resiliently moveable between a closed position and open position relative to each other, each of the opposing members having a distal edge; (b) skin penetrating means for anchoring the device; (c) a pressure bar along each distal edge; (d) releasable locking means for biasing or maintaining the device in the closed position; and optionally (e) an accessory component.
Core Innovation
The wound closure device includes a first opposing member and a second opposing member engaged about a longitudinal axis, each pivotally moveable around the longitudinal axis between a closed position and an open position relative to each other. The opposing members each have a proximal edge adjacent the longitudinal axis and a distal edge, and the device further includes a skin penetrating means for anchoring the device and a pressure bar along each of the distal edges.
The device includes a releasable locking means for biasing or maintaining the device in the closed position. The releasable locking means comprises a one-way cylindrical bearing disposed between the two opposing members and a longitudinal pin disposed within the bearing, where the one-way bearing rotates with one opposing member while the pin rotates with the other opposing member, and an engagement section engages the bearing to rotate freely in one direction but not the other direction.
The longitudinal pin includes a reduced diameter section where the pin freely rotates in either direction, and the pin is moveable longitudinally to slide the reduced diameter section into and out of the bearing. An accessory component is included with the wound closure device.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim defines one inventive combination with pivoting opposing members, a skin penetrating anchoring means, distal pressure bars, and a releasable locking arrangement using a one-way cylindrical bearing and a longitudinal pin. The claim also includes an accessory component.
Pivotally moveable opposing members between open and closed positions
A first opposing member and a second opposing member engaged about a longitudinal axis, each pivotally moveable around the longitudinal axis between a closed position and an open position relative to each other, each having a proximal edge adjacent the longitudinal axis and a distal edge.
Skin penetrating anchoring means
A skin penetrating means for anchoring the device.
Distal pressure bars along opposing member distal edges
A pressure bar along each of the distal edges.
Releasable locking using one-way cylindrical bearing and longitudinal pin
A releasable locking means for biasing or maintaining the device in the closed position, comprising a one-way cylindrical bearing disposed between the two opposing members and a longitudinal pin disposed within the bearing, with an engagement section and a reduced diameter section that allows free rotation in either direction and is enabled by longitudinal pin movement into and out of the bearing.
Accessory component
An accessory component.
The claim coverage centers on pivotally moveable opposing members, skin penetrating anchoring, distal pressure bars, and a one-way bearing and longitudinal pin locking arrangement for maintaining the device in the closed position, together with an accessory component.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
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