CPC A61B 17/12013 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A device for ligating tissue, comprising:
a ligating element having a proximal end and a distal end;
a releasable connector on a distal end of a drive wire releasably connected to the proximal end of the ligating element;
a cinch component configured to cinch the ligating element around a target tissue; and
an actuator assembly located at a proximal end of a catheter;
wherein a pusher tube and the drive wire extend longitudinally through the catheter;
wherein the ligating element and the cinch component are configured to extend out from a distal end of the catheter;
wherein the actuator assembly includes:
a handle rail; and
a first handle and a second handle releasably attached to each other,
wherein the first handle and second handle are slidably disposed on the handle rail;
wherein movement of the first and second handles together moves the ligating element, cinch component, and hook positioned in a first configuration, and
wherein movement of the first and second handles away from each other causes the ligating element, cinch component, and releasable connector to be in a second configuration.
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