Patent ID: 8668704

Claim:
A medical clip adapted to be used with a delivery catheter having a longitudinal axis and a lumen, comprising; a tether loop; a first end loop having one end coupled to said tether loop and a first tip at an opposite end of said first end loop, said first end loop being resiliently biased to form a coil when said first end loop is free from being constrained by said lumen of said delivery catheter; a second end loop having one end coupled to said tether loop and a second tip at an opposite end of said second end loop, said second end loop being resiliently biased to form a coil when said second end loop is free from being constrained by said lumen of said delivery catheter; each of said first end loop and said second end loop being substantially linear when constrained in said lumen of said delivery catheter; and wherein, upon initial deployment of said medical clip from said delivery catheter, said first tip extends from said first end loop and said second tip extends from said second loop in opposing directions approximately orthogonal to said longitudinal axis of said delivery catheter; and further wherein said medical clip is a wire continuously extending from said first tip to said second tip and when free of said lumen, continuous extension of said wire in a direction from said first tip to said second tip defines a first wind direction for said first end loop, a second wind direction opposite said first wind direction for said tether loop, and said first wind direction for said second end loop; whereby said first tip may pass through a first piece of said patient tissue and said second tip may pass through said second piece of said patient tissue capturing said first piece of patient tissue and said second piece of patient tissue and drawing said first piece of patient tissue and said second piece of patient tissue together.