A disposable double-clamp device for severing an umbilical cord while maintaining the severed ends thereof in a clamp. The clamps are held together in a side-by-side relation by a shear pin. A cutting blade is hingeably located between the abutting clamps, its forward cutting motion being impeded by...http://www.google.se/patents/US4938215?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4938215 - Umbilical cord clamp and cutters
