Patent ID: 11896235
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A clipping system, comprising:
an applicator including a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end which, in an operative configuration, remains outside a living body to a bushing at a distal end thereof which, in the operative configuration, is inserted into the living body to a site adjacent to target tissue to be clipped;
a clip releasably coupled to the bushing, the clip including a capsule having a channel extending therethrough, and a pair of clip anus, proximal ends of which are slidably received within the channel to move the clip arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the clip arms being aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms; and
a control member extending longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip arms to move the clip arms between the open and closed configurations, the distal end of the control member including a first holding jaw including a pair of fingers extending about opposing sides of the pin and gripping the pin.