Patent ID: 7316693

Claim:
A ligating clip system for occluding a vessel comprising: at least one ligating clip having first and second clamping members, each of the clamping members including: a hub portion with a substantially central throughhole, the throughhole defining a common pivot axis; a ligation arm disposed substantially parallel to the common pivot axis, the ligation arm including a clamping surface and an opposed abutment surface; and a hub extension connecting the hub portion to the ligation arm, wherein the first and second clamping members are pivotably connected such that each is rotatable about the common pivot axis in relation to the other and the ligation arms are biased by a biasing member for rotation amongst a plurality of positions; an applier including an elongate tube having a diameter, the elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end defining a channel therebetween, the channel configured and adapted to receive and restrain the at least one ligating clip wherein the channel receives and restrains the at least one ligating clip in a first position wherein the abutment surfaces are in contact with one another, the channel further including an elongate pusher member disposed along a longitudinal axis of the tube, the pusher member being for advancing the ligating clip a predetermined distance distally along the longitudinal axis; and an actuation mechanism including a trigger assembly for selectively releasing the at least one ligating clip.