US 12,343,018 B2
Tissue clip application fitting or retrofitting set
Marcus Braun, Weil im Schönbuch (DE)
Assigned to Ovesco Endoscopy AG, (DE)
Appl. No. 17/925,511
Filed by Ovesco Endoscopy AG, Tübingen (DE)
PCT Filed May 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/062504
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/233740, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 113 535.1 (DE), filed on May 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0181194 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1285 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00137 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tissue-clip application fitting or retrofitting cap attachment for mounting on a distal end portion of a medical endoscope of a shaft type, the cap attachment comprising:
a mounting or placement portion configured to be mounted on the distal end portion of the medical endoscope; and
a tissue-clip holding portion having:
an internal cavity, which is open at least in a distal direction extending away from the mounting or placement portion,
a peripheral surface surrounding the internal cavity and facing radially outwards from the internal cavity,
a tissue clip radially supported on the peripheral surface, and axially slidable along the peripheral surface in the distal direction,
a pull-off ring axially slidably mounted on the peripheral surface,
and a pull-off string configured to actuate the pull-off ring to move the pull-off ring and the tissue clip in the distal direction, wherein the pull-off ring string is directly in sliding-force introduction contact with the pull-off ring in at least two engagement points.