ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,647, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Ligation clip including flexible insert assembly" was invented by Zhihua Zhang (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ligation clip(10) includes a hinge portion(300) having a flexible insert assembly(400) embedded in a body portion of the hinge portion(300). The flexible insert assembly(400) includes inserts(402, 404, 406) that are formed of a material that is more flexible than a material forming the body portion of the hinge portion(300). In this manner, plastic deformation in the hinge portion(300) of the ligation clip(10) is reduced or eliminated."
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