Patent ID: 7094245
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for causing the hemostasis of a blood vessel for use through an endoscope, said medical device comprising: a clip, the clip having at least two clip legs; a breakable link adapted to couple a control wire to the clip and adapted to be broken by a first predetermined tensile force applied by the control wire; the control wire reversibly operable both to open the at least two clip legs and to close the at least two clip legs when the control wire is coupled to the clip; an axially rigid sheath enclosing the control wire, the sheath able to communicate a first force opposing a second force of the control wire; a handle coupled to the axially rigid sheath; and an actuator coupled to the control wire, the control wire engageable by the actuator to open the at least two clip legs, to close the at least two clip legs, and to uncouple the control wire from the clip; wherein when the breakable link is broken, the control wire uncouples from the clip.