Patent ID: 7740639

Claim:
A method for endoscopic application of self-closing medical clips, comprising the steps of: placing a distal end of a catheter tube in a body of a living being to be treated; arranging at least one self-closing medical clip with relatively movable legs in the catheter tube adjacent the distal end by an operator located on a proximal end of the catheter tube, the clip having a first kink in a first area of each leg extending outwardly and increasing a distance between the legs and a second kink in a second area nearer a distal leg end of the clip than the first area but spaced from the distal leg end extending inwardly and forming a point of mutual support for the legs; pushing the clip out of the distal end; opening the clip by an actuator having an actuating element with a pull cable acting on the clip, being movable longitudinally in the catheter tube, being actuated by the operator and having a control part converting an actuating force of the actuating element into a motion opening the legs of the clip, the clip being connected to the pull cable by a rear end crosspiece connecting the legs of the clip, the rear end crosspiece having two adjacent through holes through which the pull cable extends in a loop connecting an advancing strand extending from the operator to the rear end crosspiece to a retreating strand extending to the operator from the rear end crosspiece, the crosspiece having a section between the through holes forming a predetermined breaking point; and detaching the actuating element from the clip after opening of the clip to release and close the legs of the clip to apply the clip and detaching the pull cable from the clip by applying a pulling force on the pull cable to fracture the predetermined breaking point.