Passive surgical clip

摘要

A clip includes a generally U-shaped configuration with first (412) and second (414) parallel arms and a bridge (416) connecting the arms. At least one resilient retainer (422) extends rearward and from at least one of the arms and toward the other arm. During application, the clip is forced over compressed tissue. As the clip is forced over the tissue and the tissue enters the space between the arms, the retainers are bent by the tissue. The retainer is preferably resilient, but may alternatively be plastically deformable. The clip is also provided with structure (425,432) that facilitates the chaining of a plurality of clips for use in a clip chamber of a clip applier. <IMAGE>