Endoscopic clips: Past, present and future

Abstract

Endoscopic clips are an invaluable tool with a wide and expanding range of applications. The future is wide open for endoscopic clips. Refinements in the technology (longer or controllable adherence, larger diameters and transmural penetration, etc) and creative expansions in the indications, promise to greatly expand what can be accomplished with a flexible endoscope in the next decade. Even a wirelessly steerable and deployable capsule clip has been recently described (37) and so there appears to be unlimited potential in clip technology for the gastroenterologist in the years to come. © 2009 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.