Endoscopic Clip

Abstract

A clipping apparatus comprises a clip capable of being arbitrarily opened/closed, a stop tube for closing the clip, a link member capable of being inserted into the stop tube, and engaged with the clip, a sheath section capable of housing the clip and the stop tube therein, and a manipulating wire inserted into the sheath section. This clipping apparatus further comprises a hook section for, when the clip and the stop tube is protruded frontally of the sheath section, causing the sheath section and the stop tube to be engaged with each other, and disabling the stop tube from being housed in the sheath section again.

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       57 . An endoscopic clip comprising: 
 a clip body made of super-elastic alloy, which is inserted through a channel of an endoscope, is urged in an open form, the clip body being temporarily closed when inserted through the channel, and being opened when outside the channel; and    a ring engagingly mounted on the clip body, thereby closing the clip body    
   
   
       58 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 57 , wherein the clip body is formed of a planar member.  
   
   
       59 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 58 , wherein the clip body is made into a V-shape by bending a central portion of the planar member.  
   
   
       60 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 59 , wherein the clip body has a pair of arm sections with an opening width capable of ligating a physiological tissue.  
   
   
       61 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 60 , wherein the opening width of the arm sections ranges from 3 mm to 25 mm, and length of the arm sections ranges from 2 mm to 20 mm.  
   
   
       62 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 57 , wherein the clip body can be elastically deformed/restored from a closed state capable of being housed in a channel of the endoscope to an opened state capable of ligating a physiological tissue.  
   
   
       63 . An endoscopic clip according to  claim 62 , wherein the clip can be elastically deformed/restored from a closed state capable of being housed in a channel having an inner diameter of 3 mm or less to an opened state whose opening width ranges from 3 m to 25 mm capable of ligating a physiological tissue.