Patent ID: 7776058
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A clip device for deployment through a needle to an internal surgical site, the clip comprising: a first clamp section and a second clamp section opposing the first clamp section, the first and second clamp sections extending distally together in a generally longitudinal direction toward respective distal tip portions of the first and second clamp sections, wherein the first and second clamp sections are biased toward one another such that the distal tip portion of the first clamp section is configured to abut with the distal tip portion of the second clamp section, at least the distal tip portions of the first and second clamp sections being separable from one another; and a flexible section comprising a material that exhibits superelasticity characteristics at a temperature below normal human body temperature, the flexible section being coupled to the first clamp section and the second clamp section and being adjustable between an unstressed condition and a stressed condition that causes the first and second clamp sections to be at least partially separated from one another; wherein, when the flexible section is in the stressed condition that causes the first and second clamp sections to be at least partially separated from one another, the clip device has a lateral dimension smaller than the inner dimension of a needle lumen so that the entire clip device is deliverable through a needle.