Patent ID: 11911001
Assignee: KEYMED (MEDICAL & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT) LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope clip comprising;
first and second jaws pivotally connected together about a pivot axis for movement between open and closed positions, and
a spring biasing the first and second jaws into the closed position,
wherein each of the first and second jaws comprise:
an arcuate tube engaging portion having a radially inward side and a radially outward side, wherein opposing pairs of tube engaging portions for the first and second jaws define two or more adjacent channels configured to receive a portion of an endoscope tube, wherein each of the two or more adjacent channels has an arcuate longitudinal axis; wherein a first channel of the two or more adjacent channels having a first arc length is located on the radially inward side and a second channel of the two or more adjacent channels having a second arc length larger than the first arc length is located on the radially outward side; and the arcuate longitudinal axis of each of the first and second channels and the pivot axis all lie in the same plane; and
a lever arm operable by a user to overcome the biasing action of the spring to open the first and second jaws, wherein the lever arm of each of the first and second jaws and the pivot axis are located on a radially outer side of the tube engaging portion, the lever arm of each of the first and second jaws being fixed to the radially outward side of a respective arcuate tube engaging portion.