US 11,751,882 B2
Clip and clip assembly
Darren Gregan, Auburn Township, OH (US); Scott Haack, Chardon, OH (US); Sven Huijs, Madison, OH (US); Sarah Insull, Painesville, OH (US); Keith R. John, Chardon, OH (US); Christopher J. Kaye, Middleburg Heights, OH (US); Gary E. Mann, Painesville, OH (US); Tony Martella, Painesville, OH (US); Joseph Michelini, Spring Lake, MI (US); Reza Mohammadpour, Willoughby Hills, OH (US); Eric Roush, Redwood City, CA (US); Jessica Russo, Sagamore Hills, OH (US); Alex Uspenski, Chardon, OH (US); and John P. Winstanley, Madison, OH (US)
Assigned to UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC., Mentor, OH (US)
Filed by UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC., Mentor, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/192,202.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/767,353, filed on Nov. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/586,617, filed on Nov. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0150929 A1, May 23, 2019
Int. Cl. A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/122 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscopic device, comprising:
a clip assembly, comprising
a first jaw,
a second jaw,
a housing having an internal channel, wherein at least a portion of the first and second jaws is disposed within the internal channel, the first and second jaws selectively move along with the internal channel between a fully closed position and a fully opened position, and
a release portion, connecting to the first and second jaws, wherein at least a portion of the release portion is proximal from the first and second jaws, and wherein a laterally outer portion of at least one jaw includes a retention fin configured to prevent a collar from sliding away from a distal end of the at least one jaw; and
a driving assembly interfacing with the clip assembly, wherein the driving assembly includes:
an outer sheath,
an inner tube, movably disposed within the outer sheath, and
a driver, movably disposed within the inner tube, and removably received within the release portion, wherein the driver is unbrokenly released from the release portion by a predetermined pull force, wherein the housing and the outer sheath form a releasable handshake engagement, and the inner tube extending into the housing prevents the handshake engagement from disengaging,
wherein a distal end of the outer sheath and the inner tube form a housing engagement with a proximal end of the housing to provide bidirectional rotation, and
wherein the clip assembly is made of electrically nonconductive or non-magnetic material for all components that are left in a patient.