Multiple hemoclip system for an endoscope

US8936610B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8936610-B2
Application numberUS-201213369503-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 9, 2012
Priority dateOct 24, 2001
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pusher is moved distally. An opened clip is ejected by relative movement of the inner and outer shafts to clamp body tissue at a desired site.

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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A tissue clipping device, comprising: an elongated first shaft extending from a proximal end connected to a handle to a distal end and including a first channel extending therethrough; an elongated second shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a second channel extending therethrough, wherein the second shaft is positioned within the first…

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What does patent US8936610B2 cover?
Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pusher is moved distally. An opened clip is ejected by relative movement of the inner and outer shafts to clamp body tissue at a desired site.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Damarati John J, Boston Scient Scimed Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/122. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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