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Apparatus for ligating living tissues

US8900254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2005
Grant dateDec 2, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2029

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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