Patent ID: 9554783
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A closure device comprising: only one circumferential frame defining a single frame plane; a first crossbar extending across the frame, the first crossbar having a central portion and terminal crossbar ends connectively linked to separate sites on the frame; a bar-shaped first anchor containing two terminal first anchor ends and a central portion attached to the central portion of the first cross bar; and a single sheet of biocompatible material, the sheet of biocompatible material having a periphery attached to the frame, wherein each of the frame, the first crossbar, and the first anchor comprises at least one flexible, substantially linear structure, wherein the first anchor is only indirectly connected to the frame via the first crossbar and wherein the first crossbar is configured to extend in an arc concave to the frame plane when deployed, and wherein the first anchor is configured to extend in an arc convex to the frame plane when deployed.