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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Emmanuel Manetakis, Burlington, MA (US);
Henri F. Deguillebon, Manchester/Sea, MA (US);
Ly Ung, Swampscott, MA (US);
Emmanuel Manetakis, Burlington, MA (US);
Henri F. DeGuillebon, Manchester/Sea, MA (US);
Ly Ung, Swampscott, MA (US);
Microline PENTAX, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Abstract
A clip applying device for the insertion and pinching of a medical clip within a mammalian body portion. The device comprises a housing supporting a proximal end of a delivery tube of the device. A pair of pinchable jaws are movably arranged at a distal end of the delivery tube. The device contains a plurality of preformed clips of a first width, the clips having leg portions, the clips also being movably disposed within the delivery tube between the housing and the jaws. A tool adjacent the jaws is arranged to enlarge the clips from a first width to a wider second width, as the clips emerge from the delivery tube.