Devices and methods for reducing a dimension of openings in tissue
US10485526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00964
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A clip for reducing a dimension of an opening in tissue may include a continuous member having a plurality of legs and a plurality of preformed bends connecting adjacent legs, wherein the plurality of legs form: a first group having two protrusions; a second group having two protrusions; and a third group having two protrusions, wherein each protrusion of each group includes two legs of the continuous member and a corresponding preformed bend connecting the two legs, and each protrusion of each group extends from a region adjacent a first end of the clip to a region adjacent a second end of the clip.
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