Abstract: The surgical clip includes a U or a V shaped body having clip legs extending from its apex and terminal ends having a lateral span extending outboard from the clip. The terminal ends are shaped as triangles, ovals, a T, oblong or a wide end hexagonal shape. Sometimes, the terminal ends define outboard directed hooks. The clip's inboard surface may have gripping grooves. A clip applicator includes clip carrying jaws pivotally coupled and forming a mouth. Keyways capture clip ends. If the clip is hooked, the jaws define complementary latch openings. A system for closing the clip jaws may be linked scissor-like members, cam actuators and followers or cam follower surfaces. The clip applier may include tactile response indicators for the user to indicate partial or full jaw closure and full open-clip release positions.

Abstract: The suture lock or suture lock rivet for locking suture thread includes a lock head defining a cut-out, a first locking surface and a stem connected via a breakaway section. The lock also includes a lock base defining a second complementary locking surface. The locking surfaces trap the suture in the cut-out. The stem breaks away. A suture lock applicator is utilized to deliver and apply the suture lock to the surgical site. The system includes the lock loaded within the suture lock applicator. The applicator, or rivet gun, is designed to grip the stem body and coact with the lock base to cause the lock base to slide over the stem towards the lock head or rivet head, and subsequently, with the application of additional longitudinally directed force, to remove the stem from the lock head or first body part at the breakaway section.

Abstract: The suture lock or suture lock rivet for locking suture thread includes a lock head defining a cut-out, a first locking surface and a stem connected via a breakaway section. The lock also includes a lock base defining a second complementary locking surface. The locking surfaces trap the suture in the cut-out. The stem breaks away. A suture lock applicator is utilized to deliver and apply the suture lock to the surgical site. The system includes the lock loaded within the suture lock applicator. The applicator, or rivet gun, is designed to grip the stem body and coact with the lock base to cause the lock base to slide over the stem towards the lock head or rivet head, and subsequently, with the application of additional longitudinally directed force, to remove the stem from the lock head or first body part at the breakaway section.

Abstract: The suture lock or suture lock rivet utilized for locking at least one suture thread includes a lock head or rivet head defining a cut-out adapted to capture the suture thread therein. The lock head also defines a first locking surface and includes a stem connected via a breakaway section. The suture lock or suture lock rivet also includes a lock base defining a longitudinal passage adapted to mate with the lock head or rivet. The lock base also defines a second locking surface complementary to the first locking surface on the lock head. The two locking surfaces are adapted to lock the lock base onto the lock head such that a suture thread is trapped in the cut-out by the base. The stem is adapted to break away from the lock head at the breakaway section. The suture lock rivet includes a rivet head and a two-part rivet stem. The first body part of the stem defines a cut-out adapted to capture the suture thread therein, and the second body part is connected to the first body part via a breakaway section.

Abstract: A surgical instrument for stapling and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure utilizes surgical staple clips. The surgical instrument includes an elongated tube or rod having a longitudinally movable rod disposed therein. A handle is mounted on the proximal end of the tube. The handle has a movable member which causes the movable rod to longitudinally shift positions in the tube. In one version, a pair of surgical staple clip-carrying jaw sets are pivotally mounted on a common lateral axis located at the distal end of the elongated tube. A scissor jaw set may also be included in the system. When the rod longitudinally moves with respect to the elongated tube or rod, the clip jaw sets clip the surgical staple clips onto the blood vessel or other organic structure. The handle for the surgical instrument includes a movable member coupled to a movable rod and a stationary grip member mounted to the elongated tube, within which moves the longitudinally movable rod.

Abstract: An ampoule which has been designed to contain sterile medicinal fluids of various types and doses in a measured dose fashion, which allows direct administration via linkage to standardized existing indwelling catheters, tubing and even hypodermic needle hubs by virtue of a contained Luer Lock fitting. The invention eliminates the need to draw up fluids into intermediary devices such as needles and syringes or other injection devices, thus minimizing costs and enhancing safety and convenience. The ampoule, by virtue of finger pressure on its flexible structure, allows complete administration directly into the body or its structures. The contents of the ampoule are protected and the sterility of contents and linkage mechanism is protected by a cover which occludes the opening into the ampoule until use. The ampoule also allows direct administration by connection of its Luer Lock fitting to standard hypodermic needles and hubs for injection into or through body structures.

Abstract: The in-line hand operated valve controls the flow of at least one, and preferably both, irrigation fluid and suction respectively to and from a surgical site via a delivery line. In one working embodiment, suction fluid is supplied to the valve via a first source line and suction is supplied to the valve via a second source line. The valve body defines, source ports in fluid communication with the source lines and a delivery port in fluid communication with the delivery line. The valve body includes at least one, and preferably two, collapsible internal fluid carrying channels in fluid communication with the respective source port and the delivery port. Each valve mechanism includes an operator control surface, a stem, and a compressor member acting on and closing and opening the collapsible segment of the fluid carrying channel or body. A biasing element (such as a spring or other resilient body) keeps the valve stem and the compressor element in either an open or a closed state.

Abstract: The surgical instrument for stapling and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure utilizes surgical staple clips. The surgical instrument includes an elongated tube or rod having a longitudinally movable rod disposed therein. A handle is mounted on the proximal end of the tube. The handle has a movable member which causes the movable rod to longitudinally shift positions in the tube. In one version, a pair of surgical staple clip-carrying jaw sets are pivotally mounted on a common lateral axis located at the distal end of the elongated tube. A scissor jaw set may also be included in the system. When the rod longitudinally moves with respect to the elongated tube or rod, the clip jaw sets clip the surgical staple clips onto the blood vessel or other organic structure. The handle for the surgical instrument includes a movable member coupled to a movable rod and a stationary grip member mounted to the elongated tube, within which moves the longitudinally movable rod.

Abstract: The surgical instrument for stapling and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure utilizes surgical staple clips. The surgical instrument includes an elongated tube having a longitudinally movable rod disposed therein. A handle is mounted on the proximal end of the tube. The handle has a movable member which causes the movable rod to longitudinally shift positions in the tube. A pair of surgical staple clip-carrying jaw sets are pivotally mounted on a common lateral axis located at the distal end of the elongated tube. A scissor jaw set is disposed intermediate the pair of clip jaw sets and is also pivotally disposed on the same common lateral axis. The surgical instrument includes a laterally extending cam that is mounted on the distal end of the movable rod. The cam moves within cam follower channels defined in the clip jaw sets and the scissor jaw set.

Abstract: A surgical instrument for stapling and cutting a blood vessel or other organic structure utilizes at least two surgical staple clips. The surgical instrument in one embodiment includes an elongated tube with a longitudinally movable rod disposed therein. A handle, mounted on a proximal end of the tube, includes a movable member which causes the movable rod to move longitudinally. In one embodiment, a pair of surgical staple clip carrying jaw sets are pivotally mounted on a common lateral axis located at the distal end of the elongated tube, each clip jaw set includes at least two jaw members, and each jaw member defines a clip action cam following channel. In a further embodiment, jaw members are ganged together and move as a unit based upon a cam follower surface motivated by a cam actuator member.

Abstract: The suture clip includes a pair of plates joined together at one end to form a vertex having an acute angle. Each plate, at its remote terminal end, defines an inwardly facing hook. The hook end members establish a clip mouth slightly larger than the diameter of the suture thread such that when the thread is passed through the clip mouth, the thread cannot easily escape entrapment from the central region of the clip. The suture clip may be C-shape, V-shape, broken leg V-shape, heart shape or pentagonal shape. In another embodiment, the clip is a closed loop or elliptical in shape. To enhance operability, the hooks on the C, U or V shaped sutures are disposed on tabs which are laterally displaced with respect to each other such that, upon collapse and closure of the clip plates, the tabs interleave each other and interlock over the opposite clip plate. This feature enhances attachment to suture thread.