Gregory T Fossum
Physician in Gladwyne, PA
License number
Pennsylvania C1-0005872
Issued Date
Mar 1, 2000
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2003
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Physician M.D.
Address
Address
2
Gladwyne, PA 19035
Professional information
Surgical Clamp
US Patent:
6077280, Jun 20, 2000
Filed:
Jun 29, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/496604
Inventors:
Gregory T. Fossum - Gladwyne PA
Assignee:
Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
A61B 1708
US Classification:
606151
Abstract:
The present invention provides a new surgical clamp which provides for sufficient gripping of a foreign body and for the safe removal of a foreign body. A surgical clamp is provided having a pair of intersecting arms and a pivot interconnecting the arms for providing rotating motion about the pivot. The arms each comprise a handle portion, a jaw portion, and a shaft portion between the handle and jaw portions. The handle portion further comprises a finger loop and a latching mechanism opposite the finger loop. The jaw portion is preferably tapered, curved, and has a rat tooth at the distal end. The jaw portion also preferably has a gripping surface comprising a diamond grid pattern. The gripping surfaces on each jaw is operably opposed and the latching mechanism operably engageable when the handle portions are rotated toward each other for holding the handle portions in a fixed position, and operably engaging the gripping surfaces.