Patent ID: 7316693
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A ligating clip system for occluding a vessel comprising: at least one ligating clip having first and second clamping members, each of the clamping members including: an applier including an elongate tube having a diameter, the elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end defining a channel therebetween, the channel configured and adapted to receive and restrain the at least one ligating clip wherein the channel receives and restrains the at least one ligating clip in a first position wherein the abutment surfaces are in contact with one another, the channel further including an elongate pusher member disposed along a longitudinal axis of the tube, the pusher member being for advancing the ligating clip a predetermined distance distally along the longitudinal axis; and an actuation mechanism including a trigger assembly for selectively releasing the at least one ligating clip.