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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Kristin A. Jugenheimer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Russell F. Durgin, Jr., Attleboro, MA (US);
Mark L. Adams, Stoughton, MA (US);
Mark Monroe, Holliston, MA (US);
Kristin A. Jugenheimer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Russell F. Durgin, Jr., Attleboro, MA (US);
Mark L. Adams, Stoughton, MA (US);
Mark Monroe, Holliston, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device for endoscopically deploying a hemostatic clip adapted to compress tissue. The hemostatic clip comprises a ring portion adapted to fit on a distal end of an endoscope and a plurality of legs attached to the ring portion, each of the legs being movable between an open position and a closed position to compress tissue. The device may include an actuator mechanism to move each of the legs from the open position to the closed position. The device may include a releasable attachment connecting the clip to the endoscope. The clip may include a hinge connecting the ring portion to each of the legs.