Patent ID: 11883036
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A reloadable clipping system for treating tissue, comprising:
a clip including clip arms, each of the clip arms extending from a proximal end to a distal end, proximal ends of the clip arms slidably received within a channel of a capsule to be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a proximal end of the capsule including connecting elements extending proximally therefrom, each of the connecting elements including a hook along a proximal portion thereof; and
an applicator including an elongated flexible member and a control member extending therethrough, the control member including a distal end configured to be connected to the clip arms to move the clip between the open configuration and the closed configuration, a distal end of the elongated flexible member including a bushing including a first ramped portion tapering to a distal end of the bushing and a necked portion extending proximally from the first ramped portion, a proximal end of the first ramped portion including a lip defined via a recess extending between an interior surface of the first ramped portion and an exterior surface of the necked portion, the lip configured to engage each of the hooks when the connecting elements are crimped thereover, wherein the bushing includes a second ramped portion flaring proximally outward from a proximal end of the necked portion, and wherein the connecting elements are formed of a metal material configured to permit an elastic deformation thereof during a loading of the clip when the connecting elements are slid proximally along an exterior surface of the first ramped portion and to permit a plastic deformation without fracture of the connecting elements when a compressive force exerted on the connecting elements exceeds a predetermined threshold value so that the connecting elements slide proximally along the second ramped portion of the bushing toward a deployed configuration in which the bushing is releasable from therebetween.