Patent ID: 11931023
Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A tissue clip for joining tissue, the tissue clip comprising:
a body comprising at least one elongated body portion extending along a plane defining a first region of space and a second region of space;
at least two tissue grasping arms, each of at least two tissue grasping arms comprising a first end portion connected to the elongated body portion, a second end portion that is pointed, and an elongated straight portion connecting the first end portion to the second end portion; and
one or more retaining portions positioned along the body or the at least two tissue grasping arms, the one or more retaining portions configured to grasp the tissue,
wherein the at least two tissue grasping arms are configured to deflect relative to the body from a first condition in which the elongated straight portion of each of the at least two tissue grasping arms is positioned in the first region of space to a second condition in which the elongated straight portion of each of the at least two grasping arms is positioned in the second region of space, and
wherein when the tissue clip is configured to be deployed in the tissue with the at least two tissue grasping arms in the second condition such that the body when viewed from a top end or a bottom end along a longitudinal axis of the tissue clip has a shape selected from the group consisting of a tongue, a triangle, and a rectangle and such that the elongated straight portion of each of the at least two tissue grasping arms grasp and tuck the tissue between the at least two tissue grasping arms and the body.