Claims
- 1. A surgical clamp pad configured to attach to a surgical clamp jaw having an elongate cavity extending longitudinally of the jaw, the pad comprising:an elongate body configured to extend over an outer surface of the jaw; and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body, the attachment member including a discontinuous securing portion formed of intermittently spaced segments and configured for slidable receipt within the elongate cavity of the jaw.
- 2. A surgical clamp pad configured to attach to surgical clamp jaw having a channel extending longitudinally within the jaw, the pad comprising:an elongate body configured to extend over an outer surface of the jaw; and a flexible elongate attachment member secured to the elongate body, the attachment member including a stabilizing portion disposed within the elongate body to internally reinforce the body and a discontinuous securing portion formed of intermittently spaced segments and configured to extend through the jaw channel.
- 3. The surgical pad of claim 1 wherein said elongate body is flexible and capable of conforming to a curvilinear jaw.
- 4. The surgical clamp pad of claim 1 wherein said elongate body further comprises an elastomeric material having a surface adapted to engage tissue.
- 5. The surgical clamp pad of claim 1 wherein said attachment member further comprises one or more stabilizing elements extending from said attachment member and disposed at least partially within said elongate body to internally reinforce said elongate body.
- 6. The surgical pad of claim 2 wherein said elongate body is flexible and capable of conforming to a curvilinear jaw.
- 7. The surgical clamp pad of claim 2 wherein said elongate body further comprises an elastomeric material having a surface adapted to engage tissue.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/491,237, filed Jan. 25, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,273,902, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/336,131, filed Jun. 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,104, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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