Apparatus and method for deploying a clip to compress body...

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A61B 17/128 (2006.01) A61B 17/122 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/28 (2006.01)

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CA 2428005

A system and method for delivering a sugical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopis device that has an endoscope cap disposed on a distal end of the endoscopic device. A surgical clip is removably disposed on an outside surface of the endoscope cap. A deployment device is associated with the surgical clip for deploying the surgical clip (110) from the endoscope cap to the body tissue that is to be compressed. The surgical clip can be a deformable clip that is deployed in a non deformed configuration, and is then deformed so as to apply compression on selected tissue. The surgical clip can be a multi legged clip, having a plurality of legs that can be locked in a closed position to apply compression to body tissue.

Appareil et procédé permettant d'apporter une agrafe chirurgicale sur un site chirurgical dans le corps d'un patient pour comprimer des tissus corporels. Dans un mode de réalisation du système selon la présente invention, ledit système comporte un dispositif endoscopique possédant une coiffe d'endoscope placée sur une extrémité distale du dispositif endoscopique. Une agrafe chirurgicale est placée amovible sur une surface externe de la coiffe d'endoscope. Un dispositif de déploiement associé à l'agrafe chirurgicale est destiné à évacuer l'agrafe chirurgicale de la coiffe d'endoscope et à la déployer sur les tissus corporels à comprimer. L'agrafe chirurgicale (110) peut être une agrafe déformable qui est déployée dans une configuration non déformée, puis déformée de manière qu'une compression soit appliquée sur des tissus sélectionnés. L'agrafe chirurgicale peut être une agrafe possédant une pluralité de pattes qui peuvent être bloquées dans une position de fermeture pour appliquer une compression sur les tissus corporels.

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