Boston Scientific introduces flexible hemostatic clip

A new hemostatic clipping device will soon enter the market as a technology designed to give physicians more control when placing clips on a patient’s gastrointestinal tract.

The Resolution 360 Clip, designed by Boston Scientific, will be introduced at the annual United Europeans Gastroenterology Week in Vienna, Austria, and then again at the American College of Gastroenterology in Las Vegas. Physicians who attend the meetings will have a chance to use the device in a simulator, Boston Scientific said in a statement.

The clip can be used in several endoscopy procedures of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. It’s designed to stop and prevent bleeding stemming from peptic ulcers, polyps removed during a colonoscopy and diverticulosis of the colon.

"The Resolution 360 Clip gives me the unique advantage of controlling the movement and placement of the clip while also maneuvering the scope during the clipping procedure," said David L. Carr-Locke, MD, chief of digestive diseases at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, in a statement. "The ability to have complete control can help improve the accuracy of clip placement and the speed of the procedure particularly in complex cases."

The Resolution 360 Clip is constructed with a multi-wire braided catheter, which lets a doctor rotate the device in small, controlled movements that will prevent bleeding.

"We are always striving to improve our technology so that physicians have the tools they need to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal disease more easily and effectively," said Art Butcher, senior vice president and president of endoscopy at Boston Scientific, in a statement. "Building on the legacy Resolution Clip and its clinically proven technology, the expanded portfolio now offers physicians more hemostatic clipping options to consider in different clinical situations and patient anatomies."