Patent ID: 7713276

Claim:
An occlusion clip comprising: an occlusion portion having an upper single element occlusion member having proximal and distal upper member ends; a lower single element occlusion member having proximal and distal lower member ends, the lower single element occlusion member and the upper single element occlusion member combining to define an occlusion member plane; a spring portion having a torsion spring connecting the proximal upper member end to the proximal lower member end, the torsion spring having a spring height dimension in the occlusion member plane perpendicular to the upper and lower single occlusion members and being adapted to bias the upper and lower single element occlusion members toward a closed position wherein the upper single element occlusion member is in force contact with the lower single element occlusion member; a clip guide portion having an upper clip guide extending from the distal upper member end, the upper clip guide including a first planar member having a top upper guide surface and an engaging bottom upper guide surface, the first planar member being perpendicular to the occlusion member plane when the upper and lower single occlusion members are in engagement; and a lower clip guide extending from the distal lower member end, the lower clip guide including a second planar member having a bottom lower guide surface and an engaging top lower guide surface, the second planar member being parallel to the first planar member when the upper and lower single occlusion members are in engagement; wherein: the occlusion portion and the spring portion are formed from wire having a wire width, and the occlusion portion and the spring portion are each no wider, perpendicular to the occlusion member plane, than the wire width; and the clip guide portion is wider than the wire width.