Patent ID: 11937828
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A clip device, comprising:
a tube having an interior volume and at least one open end;
a clip including a first arm portion and a second arm portion, and wherein the clip is configured to slidably move between a retracted position in which the first and second arm portions are within the interior volume of the tube and a deployed position in which the first and second arm portions protrude from the open end of the tube; and
an engagement mechanism disposed inside the tube and including a stepped connector and a hooking structure and configured to connect to the clip,
wherein the stepped connector includes an engaging region connecting two side regions,
wherein a width of the engaging region of the stepped connector is smaller than a width of a first of the two side regions of the stepped connector,
wherein the hooking structure includes two lateral surfaces connected by a hook surface, and
wherein a surface of the engaging region of the stepped connector engages with the hook surface of the hooking structure and each of the two side regions of the stepped connector are adjacent to respective one of the two lateral surfaces of the hooking structure.