| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical clip that can be completely closed and that can pass through a surgical instrument with a shorter articulation. A surgical clip having a first undeployed shape and a second deployed shape for securing tissue together, a connection member having two ends, and a connection A first flexible coupling 10 and a second flexible coupling 12, each attached to two ends of the member, and a first foot with a proximal end and a distal end, respectively And a proximal end of the first and second feet is attached to the first and second flexible couplings, respectively, and the first and second feet The two flexible joints are substantially more flexible than the first and second feet and connections. [Selection] Figure 2 |