Abstract: Disclosed is a hemostatic clip formed into a horseshoe shape from material having a generally triangular cross-section. The mating edges of the clip contain a groove used to provide space for the walls of the vessel when the clip is applied. The groove is located approximately in the center of the mating surfaces, and its width is less than one third the width of the mating surfaces. Because the width is less than one third of the mating surfaces, the other two thirds of the mating surfaces are too wide to fit into the groove, should the clip be applied in a misaligned manner. A plurality of slots in the occlusive surface of the clip help to hold the clip in position on a vessel, once the clip has been clamped into place. After the slots have been placed into the clip, the clip is processed in a tumbling operation to remove any serrations around the slots or at any other place on the clip. Thus, no protrusions remain around the slots to puncture a vessel during ligation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cartridge having a plurality of compartments for holding preformed hemostatic clips. Each compartment is dimensioned wide enough to hold a clip and to allow a clip applicator, which is wider than a clip, to be inserted without deforming the walls of the compartment. Each compartment has a center post or pedestal, dimensioned to be smaller than the inside dimension of a clip, that loosely supports a clip in the compartment. Centering protrusions are positioned symmetrically along the sides of the pedestal and along the walls of the compartment to help center the clip within the compartment. Each clip is held in place by two fingers that extend into the ends of the compartment and contact the clip. These fingers are made of a flexible material that allows the applicator to push the fingers aside as the applicator enters the compartment to grip a clip, and the fingers are angled and dimensioned to be long enough to remain in contact with the clip until after the applicator contacts the clip.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cartridge having a plurality of compartments for holding preformed hemostatic clips. Each compartment is dimensioned wide enough to hold a clip and to allow a clip applicator, which is wider than a clip, to be inserted without deforming the walls of the compartment. Each compartment has a center post or pedestal, dimensioned to be smaller than the inside dimension of a clip, that loosely supports a clip in the compartment. Centering protrusions are positioned symmetrically along the sides of the pedestal and along the walls of the compartment to help center the clip within the compartment. Each clip is held in place by two fingers that extend into the ends of the compartment and contact the clip. These fingers are made of a flexible material that allows the applicator to push the fingers aside as the applicator enters the compartment to grip a clip, and the fingers are angled and dimensioned to be long enough to remain in contact with the clip until after the applicator contacts the clip.