Patent ID: 8998933
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for surgically proximating tissue, the system comprising: a surgical fastener clip providing an undeflected state in which a single wire of the clip defines: a center portion having a perimeter defining a circle-like shape, a first leg projecting relative to the perimeter from a point of departure to a tip to establish a spacing between the first leg and the perimeter, a second leg projecting relative to the perimeter from a point of departure to a tip to establish a spacing between the second leg and the perimeter, wherein extension of each of the legs relative to the perimeter defines a wind direction that is one of clockwise and counterclockwise, the wind directions being identical; and a clip delivery device including: a sheath assembly including a sheath sized to slidably receive the clip, a retainer slidably disposed within the sheath and including a distal region configured to selectively engage the clip, wherein the retainer is an elongated tube, a tether disposed within the retainer; wherein in a pre-deployment state of the system, the tether is releasably mounted to the clip, the clip is releasably assembled to the distal region of the retainer, and the distal region and the clip are disposed within the sheath, the clip being collapsed from the undeflected state to a collapsed state.