Abstract: A coronary artery retraction clip consisting of a single piece of stainless steel wire formed into a uniquely shaped spring, partially covered with a soft, polymer coating to provide a non-slip surface allowing the clip to be readily gripped with surgical forceps, or the gloved hand is disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 1989
Date of Patent:
July 9, 1991
Assignee:
Pioneering Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
John T. M. Wright, Daniel Loisance, Noel L. Mills