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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
Christopher James Earley, San Clemente, CA (US);
Barton P. Bandy, Orange, CA (US);
Eugene G. Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Haio Fauser, Encinitas, CA (US);
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
Christopher James Earley, San Clemente, CA (US);
Barton P. Bandy, Orange, CA (US);
Eugene G. Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Haio Fauser, Encinitas, CA (US);
USGI Medical Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
A ligature delivery device includes a control member, an elongated shaft, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. An activation mechanism provides an user-operable connection between the control member and the end effector. In several embodiments, the end effector includes a reverse grasping mechanism. Several embodiments of ligature devices are adapted to be deployed endoscopically and/or translumenally using the reverse-grasping delivery device.