Patent ID: 9301754
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical device for closing openings in tissue, the medical device comprising: an elongated delivery tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, the delivery tube defining a tube lumen; an elongated control member extending through the tube lumen of the delivery tube; a staple releasably attached to the control member adjacent the distal end of the delivery tube, the staple formed of a resilient material having a C-shape, the C-shape including free ends defining first and second tines structured to pierce the tissue and an intermediate body connecting the first and second tines, the resilient material of the staple being elastically deformable such that the staple may flex to change a distance between the first and second tines, the free ends spaced apart a first distance in an unbiased state of the staple; and the medical device having three configurations including a first deployed configuration wherein the staple is located outside of the tube lumen in its unbiased state, a second delivery configuration where the staple is positioned within the tube lumen in a compressed state where the free ends have been moved towards each other relative to the unbiased state, and a third insertion configuration wherein the staple is located outside of the tube lumen in an expanded state where the free ends have been moved away from each other relative to the unbiased state.