Patent ID: 8518056
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for applying successive resilient ligating bands to tissue, said device comprising: a) a sleeve having a front end and an opening at said front end, said sleeve having a plurality of axially extending arms having axially extending spaces therebetween, and band-support surfaces located on said arms extending from said front end for accommodating a plurality of ligating bands, b) a first tube around which said sleeve is located, said first tube being reciprocal relative to said sleeve in a direction towards and away from the front of said device, said first tube having at least one axially extending finger provided with a plurality of forward-facing pushing surfaces; c) means for drawing tissue to be ligated into said opening, d) drive means for driving said first tube relative to said sleeve from a rest position along a first movement path including e) drive means for returning said first tube to its rest position along a second movement path comprising