Abstract
A patent application by the inventors Banerjee, Saumya (Southington, CT, US); Baril, Jacob C. (Norwalk, CT, US); Brown, Eric (Madison, CT, US); Dinino, Matthew A. (Newington, CT, US); Thomas, Justin J. (New Haven, CT, US), filed on October 6, 2023, was made available online on February 1, 2024, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution. The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "Polymeric ligation clips typically include first and second beams that are coupled together at one end by a pivotable connection, e.g., living hinge, such that the first and second beams can be moved in relation to each other between open and clamped positions. The ligation clips can be applied to tissue endoscopically through a small diameter incision or through a small diameter cannula positioned through the incision to minimize trauma to a patient during a surgical procedure.
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