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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles H Pugsley, Jr, Pelham, NH (US);
Russell F Durgin, Jr, Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606144 ; 606 78 ; 606215 ; 606216 ;
Abstract
A medical device for causing the hemostasis of a blood vessel located along the gastrointestinal tract. The medical device comprises a tissue-penetrating device having a pair of hollow jaws, and a clip that is insertable into the tissue-penetrating device. Methods for causing the hemostasis of a blood vessel located along the gastrointestinal tract by using the medical device of the present invention are also provided.