Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-25
2010-12-21
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
C606S157000, C606S142000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854739
ABSTRACT:
A clip apparatus for ligaturing a living tissue includes a clip unit provided removably at a distal end of an insertion part inserted into a forceps channel of an endoscope, and an operating part for the unit, extending in an passage of the insertion part. The unit has a clip holder in an opening of the passage and a passage for elastically opening/closing of a clip, an engaging portion to be opened elastically around the passage when the holder projects from the passage, and longitudinally engaged with the distal end of the insertion part, and a structure preventing excessive opening of the engaging portion when a member connected to the clip and the operating part and moving in the passage is broken at a breakable portion by a pulling force from the operating part.
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Kimura Koh
Satake Motoi
Cronin Ashley
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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