Patent ID: 11969173
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A clipping system for treating tissue, comprising:
an endoscope including a shaft extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end;
an adapter including a proximal portion mounted over the distal end of the shaft of the endoscope and a distal portion extending distally from the proximal portion, the distal portion tapered toward a distal end thereof;
a clip configured to be mounted over the distal portion of the adapter, the clip including first and second jaws, a first end of the first jaw being connected to a first end of the second jaw via a first hinge and a second end of the first jaw being connected to a second end of the second jaw via a second hinge so that the first and second jaws are movable between an insertion configuration, in which the first and second jaws are separated from one another to receive tissue therebetween, and an initial deployed configuration in which the first and second jaws are drawn toward one another to grip tissue therebetween, at least one of the first and second hinges being biased to draw the clip toward the initial deployed configuration;
first and second extending members releasably coupled to the clip at distal ends thereof and movably connected to the adapter so that a longitudinal movement of the first and second extending members relative to the adapter moves the clip between the insertion configuration, the initial deployed configuration, in which the clip is moved toward a closed configuration immediately distal of the adapter, a review configuration, in which the clip is separated from a distal end of the endoscope via a distance selected so that the clip is visible via the endoscope, and a final deployed configuration, in which the clip is released from the extending member in the closed configuration; and
a control element connected to proximal ends of the first and second extending members to extend proximally therefrom.