Patent ID: 6158583
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A hemostatic clip support for supporting a set of clips (5) that are approximately U-shaped, each comprising a web portion (51-52) and a pair of lateral limbs (50), the support (1) comprising an elongate strip having means for individually support and retaining the clips side by side in an upside-down position in parallel transverse planes (T), wherein said means co-operate exclusively with the web portions (51-52) of the clip (5), while the lateral branches (50) thereof are free, the support being characterized by the fact that said means for supporting and retaining each of the clips (5) consists firstly in a fixed portion (2) carrying at least a bearing face (200) against which the web portion (51-52) of the clip (5) rests, and secondly in a moving portion (3) in the form of a thin tongue that is elastically deformable in bending, of a length (1) that is at least equal to the height (l.sub.1) of the clip, and that includes at its top portion a blocking tab (30) of bulging convex shape for bearing against the central zone (52) of said web portion of the clip to retain it, these two portions (2, 3) having converging inlet walls (21, 300) for guiding the clip (5) and for moving the blocking tab (30) away temporarily while the clip is being put into place.