Patent ID: 8663247

Claim:
A tissue clipping apparatus, comprising: a flexible, elongate member, a proximal end of which remains external to the body accessible to a user while a distal end of the flexible member is inserted into the body to a location adjacent to target tissue to be clipped; a control wire extending through the flexible member; a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member; a clip, a proximal portion of which is received within the capsule; a joint releasably coupling the clip to the control wire, the joint including a yoke movably connected to a proximal end of the clip and a frangible link which fails when subject to a predetermined force to separate the clip from the control wire; and a connection portion connected to the control wire, the yoke being attached to the clip and releasably connected to the connection portion, the yoke including first and second arms having first and second openings extending therethrough and attached to one another at proximal ends thereof via a pin extending through the first and second openings and the connection portion.