| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for the endoscopic application of self-closing medical clips (3), in particular, for arresting internal bleeding, whereby the distal end of a catheter tube (1) is introduced into the body of a living being to be treated; several clips (3), arranged successively in the catheter tube (1), are pushed forward in the direction of the distal end thereof by means of a user device which is located at the proximal end of the catheter tube (1); the foremost clip (3) to be applied is pushed out of the distal end and opened by an actuation device. Said actuation device comprises an actuation element (21) which can be actuated by the user device, moved longitudinally into the catheter tube (1) and acts on the first front clip (3), as well as a control part (25) which converts the actuation force of said actuation element into an opening movement of the legs (5) of the clip (3). After the opening of said clip (3), the actuation element (21) is separated from the clip (3), for releasing said clip in order to close the legs (5) thereof for application, and functionally linked with the following clip (3) in the catheter tube (1). The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method. |