Patent ID: 9232947
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for ligating a hemorrhoidal blood vessel for treatment of hemorrhoids comprising: a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and having a distal end insertable into the rectum; an ultrasound sensor coupled to the distal end of the housing and configured to detect blood flow of a hemorrhoidal blood vessel; a suction channel having a distal end located at the distal end of the housing; a suction port at the distal end of the suction channel that receives through suction a tissue segment containing at least a portion of the hemorrhoidal blood vessel, the suction port located at a fixed longitudinal position along the longitudinal axis in relation to the ultrasound sensor; and a compression clip, proximate to the suction port and having two clip arms displaceable from each other, wherein the compression clip has an open configuration within the housing and a closed configuration and is biased in the closed configuration, and wherein the compression clip is deployable in the open configuration and configured to close and compress the tissue segment.