Patent ID: 11969172
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating tissue, comprising:
loading a first clip assembly on an applicator by coupling a control member of the applicator to a yoke connecting proximal ends of clip arms of the first clip assembly by pushing an enlarged distal end of the control member into a socket of the yoke, and by coupling a locking sleeve of the applicator to a capsule of the first clip assembly by pushing the locking sleeve distally along the proximal end of the capsule, a deflectable tab of the locking sleeve deflecting such that an engaging structure of the deflectable tab rides along a surface of the capsule until the engaging structure engages a corresponding engaging structure of the capsule;
inserting the loaded clip assembly into a target site within a living body via a working channel of an endoscope;
moving the first clip assembly between a tissue receiving configuration, in which distal ends of the clip arms are separated from one another, and a tissue clipping configuration, in which distal ends of the clip arms are moved toward one another, by moving the control member longitudinally relative to the locking sleeve until a target tissue is gripped therebetween, as desired; and
releasing the first clip assembly from the applicator by drawing the control member proximally relative to the yoke, beyond a predetermined threshold value, so that the control member disengages from the yoke and a portion of the control member engages a releasing structure positioned proximally of the engaging structure of the deflectable tab, engagement of the portion of the control member and the releasing structure causing the deflectable tab to deflect and disengage the engaging structure of the deflectable tab from the corresponding engaging structure of the capsule.