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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michelle D. Martinez, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyler Evans McLawhorn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61B 17/2816 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/294 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2937 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2944 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical systems, devices and methods are provided for engaging tissue, e.g. for clipping tissue, closing a perforation or performing hemostasis. Generally, the medical system including a housing, first and second jaws rotatable relative to the housing, a driver, and an elongate drive wire. The elongate drive wire may be disconnected from the driver, first and second jaws, and the housing, which are left in vivo engaged with the tissue.