Patent ID: 8083668

Claim:
A clip deployment apparatus insertable to locations within a body through an endoscope, the apparatus comprising: an elongated member extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a control element extending from the proximal end of the elongated member to the distal end thereof; a bushing coupled to the distal end of the elongated member, the busing including a plurality of tabs extending radially inward from a distal end thereof; a capsule releasably connected to a distal end of the bushing by a plurality of substantially A-shaped openings formed in a proximal end thereof, each of the A-shaped openings receiving a corresponding one of the tabs; a clip slidably received within the capsule, the clip including clip arms moveable between open and closed configurations; a tension member slidably received within the capsule and coupled to the clip; and a yoke slidably received within the capsule and removably coupled to the tension member, a first end of the yoke being releasably connected to the tension member and a second end of the yoke being connected to the control element so that distal movement of the control element draws the yoke, the tension member and the clip distally to a position in which the clip arms are in the open configuration and proximal movement of the control element pushes the yoke, the tension member and the clip proximally to a position in which the clip arms are in the closed configuration.