Patent ID: 9326772
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a clip system for applying a clip device to mammalian tissue, comprising: inserting a clip device through a needle bore of a needle that extends longitudinally to a distal opening of the needle, wherein the clip device superelastically deforms to a lateral dimension smaller than an inner dimension of the needle bore so that the entire clip device advances into the needle bore for delivery out of the distal opening of the needle, the clip device including: wherein, during the step of inserting the clip device when the entire clip device is disposed in the needle bore, the needle engages the flexing head to releasably retain the flexing head in the stressed shape; delivering the distal opening of the needle to a targeted internal tissue site to be ligated; and advancing the clip device distally out of the distal opening of the needle so that the flexing head adjusts toward the first shape so that the first and second clamping arms shift toward one another to provide a clamping force at the targeted internal tissue site to be ligated.