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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Brian Keith Wells, LaGrange, KY (US);
Lance Alan Wolf, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Vasily P. Abramov, Louisville, KY (US);
William C. Mers Kelly, Crestwood, KY (US);
Russell F. Durgin, Attleboro, MA (US);
Brian Keith Wells, LaGrange, KY (US);
Lance Alan Wolf, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Vasily P. Abramov, Louisville, KY (US);
William C. Mers Kelly, Crestwood, KY (US);
Russell F. Durgin, Attleboro, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for deployment of a hemostatic clip comprises a handle assembly, a shaft connected to a distal portion thereof and a clip assembly releasably coupled to a distal portion of the shaft. The clip assembly includes clip arms and a capsule cooperating with the clip arms to provide a first user feedback indicating a decision configuration of the clip assembly. In addition, the apparatus includes a control wire including a ball connector, the control wire extending from the handle assembly and coupled to the clip assembly by the ball connector to maintain the clip assembly coupled to the shaft, wherein the ball connector is detachable from the clip assembly to provide a second user feedback indicating separation of the clip assembly from the shaft.