Patent ID: 8540738

Claim:
A device for ligating a medical protrusion, the device comprising: a) a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end; b) a handle positioned at the proximal end of the tubular body; c) a suture controller configured to be operatively coupled with a ligating suture; d) an armature connected to the distal end of the tubular body and configured to releasably retain at least a portion of the ligating suture, said armature having a balloon shaped loop; and e) an armature controller operably connected to the armature through a controller wire, and configured to permit a user to manipulate an angular position of the armature about a rotational axis perpendicular to the tubular body to permit positioning of the balloon shaped loop and placement of at least a portion of the ligating suture about the medical protrusion, wherein the device further comprises a curved bridge positioned at the distal end of the tubular body, said bridge having a proximal end connected with the distal end of the tubular body and a distal end connected to the proximal end of the armature.