Hemostasis Clip Release Patent - Boston Scientific
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12605163B2 to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. on April 21, 2026. The patent covers a hemostasis clip release system comprising an adapter mounted over a distal end of an insertion device, a clip with jaws movable between an insertion configuration and an initial deployed configuration, and a first extending member releasably coupled to the first jaw connection element. The system allows movement of the adapter relative to the clip while the first member remains coupled, enhancing visual observation of the clip during deployment.
“The clip includes jaws movable between an insertion configuration, with the jaws separated and an initial deployed configuration with the jaws drawn together.”
What changed
USPTO granted Patent US12605163B2 to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. for a hemostasis clip release mechanism. The system includes an adapter, a clip with jaws biased toward an initial deployed configuration, and a first extending member releasably coupled to a connection element on the first jaw. The mechanism permits adapter movement relative to the clip while the first member stays coupled, allowing enhanced visual observation and controlled retraction of the clip proximally over the adapter to free it from clipped tissue.
Medical device manufacturers and surgical instrument developers should note this granted patent when designing or procuring hemostasis clip delivery or release systems. Competitors developing similar jaw-based clip mechanisms with releasable coupling elements may wish to conduct a freedom-to-operate analysis before commercialisation.
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Hook and loop for hemostasis clip release
Grant US12605163B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Inventors
Paul Smith, Matthew Bradley Adams, Deepak Kumar Sharma
Abstract
A system includes an adapter mounted over a distal end of an insertion device, a clip and a first extending member. The clip includes jaws movable between an insertion configuration, with the jaws separated and an initial deployed configuration with the jaws drawn together. The clip is biased toward the initial configuration. The first jaw includes a connection element and a first member releasably coupled to the first jaw connection element permits movement of the adapter relative to the clip while the first member remains coupled to the clip to enhance visual observation of the clip. The first member retracts the clip proximally over the adapter so that the clip is forced open as the clip is retracted over the adapter freeing the clip from tissue on which it had been clipped.
CPC Classifications
A61B 2017/0034 A61B 17/1227 A61B 17/128 A61B 17/1285
Filing Date
2022-11-23
Application No.
18058585
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