Medical instrument for setting tissue clips

US8784436B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ovesco Endoscopy AG · DE

Inventors

• Chi-Nghia Ho · Reutlingen, DE
• Gunnar Anhoeck · Reutlingen, DE
• Franziska Baur · Dettingen unter Teck, DE
• Marc O. Schurr · Lörrach, DE
• Ruediger Prosst · Stuttgart, DE
• Thomas Gottwald · Kochel am See, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/32006
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A proctological instrument is disclosed comprising an instrument handle to which at its proximal end a bending-resistant tubular shaft is mounted at the distal end of which a cap is fixed or formed to which a tissue clip adapted to be withdrawn from the cap by means of a releasing or withdrawing device is attached in a preferably spring-elastic manner. In accordance with the invention, the tubular shaft is offset at its distal end portion in an area directly ahead of the cap and/or the cap itself is offset at a predetermined fixed angle so that the withdrawing direction for the clip defined by the cap is aligned at the angle with respect to the tubular shaft axis.