Patent ID: 8491610

Claim:
A clip device for engaging tissue, the clip device comprising: a first arm having proximal and distal ends; a second arm having proximal and distal ends; a proximal base member directly contacting the proximal ends of the first and second arms; and a spring member having proximal and distal ends, wherein the spring member is disposed to surround at least a portion of the first and second arms, and wherein the proximal end of the spring member is attached to the proximal base member, wherein the clip device comprises an open state when the spring member is in a compressed state in which the distal end of the spring member is spaced apart from the distal ends of the first and second arms, and wherein the distal ends of the first and second aims tend to be spaced apart from each other when the clip device is in the open state, wherein the clip device comprises a closed state when the spring member is in a relaxed state in which the spring member is biased to extend distally towards the distal ends of the first and second arms, wherein the distal ends of the first and second arms are adjacent to each other when the clip device is in the closed state, wherein the relaxed state of the spring member causes the arms to close.