Through the Scope Tension Member Release Clip

A clip assembly releasably coupled to a distal portion of a shaft, comprising:

• a capsule releasably coupled to the shaft;
• a yoke slidably received within the capsule and attached to proximal ends of clip arms, the yoke including a first component and a second component joined to one another so that recesses formed within the first and second components form a ball cavity sized and shaped to rotatably receive a ball connector therein, the recess including a wire passage through which the wire extends out of the yoke, the wire passage being sized to prevent the ball connector from passing therethrough out of the yoke;
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• a control wire including the ball connector at an end thereof, the ball connector encapsulated between first and second components in the ball cavity such that the control wire is freely rotatable relative to yoke.

An apparatus for deployment of a hemostatic clip, comprising:

• a handle assembly;
• a shaft connected to a distal portion of the handle assembly;
• a clip assembly releasably coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, the clip assembly including:
• a capsule releasably coupled to the shaft;
• clip arms slidably received within the capsule;
• a yoke slidably received within the capsule and attached to proximal ends of the clip arms, the yoke including a first component and a second component joined to one another so that recesses formed within the first and second components form a ball cavity sized and shaped to rotatably receive a ball connector therein, the recess including a wire passage through which the wire extends out of the yoke, the wire passage being sized to prevent the ball connector from passing therethrough out of the yoke;
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• a control wire including the ball connector at an end thereof, the ball connector encapsulated between first and second components in the ball cavity such that the control wire is freely rotatable relative to yoke.