Purging Patents (Class 127/20)
  • Patent number: 5030224
    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