Tissue clip devices, systems, and traction methods

US11147564B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kevin L. Bagley · Dedham, US
• Ramon Estevez · Lowell, US
• Nestor Allan Ibanez · Watertown, US
• Danny Shu-Huan Lee · Framingham, US
• John Unger · Wrentham, US
• Ryan V. Wales · Northborough, US
• Talha Riaz · Framingham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 19, 2021
• Expiry date: May 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00818
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to medical devices. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to tissue clip devices and related systems and methods. In an embodiment, a tissue clip may include a grasper including jaws at a first end, and a spring portion at a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the grasper from the first end to the second end, wherein the spring portion is configured to bias the jaws toward each other. A wedge may be slidably disposed between the jaws such that an apex of the wedge is oriented toward the spring portion. A filament may be coupled to the wedge at a first end of the filament and may extend through a channel of the spring portion of the grasper to a second end of the filament.