Patent ID: 7122041

Claim:
A clip device for use in endoscopic medical procedures comprising: a) a first retainer configured so as to mate with a second retainer attached to a delivery system; b) a plurality of arms each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each of the arms being joined to the first retainer and extending distally therefrom, each of said arms being formed of a resilient material and shaped so that the distal ends tend to be spaced apart from each other when said clip device is in an open position and adjacent to each other when said clip device is in a closed position; c) a sliding ring disposed about the plurality of arms, said sliding ring being movable between a first position when said clip device is in the open position and a second position when said clip device is in the closed position, said sliding ring being configured to cause the distal ends of said arms to be adjacent to each other when in the second position, wherein the first retainer is disposed within the sliding ring when the sliding ring is in the first position and is disposed proximally of the sliding ring when the sliding ring is in the second position, and wherein the first retainer is engaged with the second retainer of the delivery system, the sliding ring prevents the first retainer from disengaging from the second retainer when in the first position, and the sliding ring permits the first retainer to disengage from the second retainer when in the second position.