Apparatus for ligating living tissues
US7011667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/122
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention has an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity, a manipulating wire movably inserted into this introducing tube, at least two or more clips, and a ligating wire causing the clip and the manipulating wire to be engaged with each other wherein, when the clip is ligated, a tensile stress of the manipulating wire is always applied only to the clip located at the most distal end.
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