Endoscopic hemostatic clipping apparatus

Details Endoscopic hemostatic clipping apparatus Endoscopic hemostatic clipping apparatus

2004-10-29

2011-11-22

Jackson, Gary (Department: 3734)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

Reexamination Certificate

active

08062311

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for applying clips to tissue, comprises a plurality of clips, each of the clips including a proximal end having a pair of opposed jaws and a distal end including a linking feature, where the clips are linked to one another to form a clip chain with a linking feature of a distal-most one of the clips being gripped between the jaws of an immediately proximal one of the clips and a control linkage coupled to a proximal-most one of the clips for applying tension and compression to the clip chain in combination with a magazine containing the clip chain, the magazine including an abutment surface sized to prevent passage distally therebeyond of a clip having received between its jaws a linking feature of an immediately distal clip and an opening location within which the jaws of a clip are permitted to open to release a linking feature therefrom.

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