Patent ID: 9724082
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for inserting a device into a patient to close a tissue opening in the patient, comprising: a handle portion having a gripping portion with an external surface for gripping by a user, a lumen extending through the gripping portion, and a cap at a distal end portion of the handle portion; a sleeve having a proximal end and a flange at the proximal end, the sleeve defining a lumen; and a sheath portion having a proximal end portion and an elongated tubular member extending from the proximal end portion, a lumen extending through the proximal end portion and the elongated tubular member, and a cap at a proximal end portion of the sheath portion for connecting to the cap of the handle portion for selective connection and separation of the sheath portion and handle portion; wherein the flange of the sleeve is separated from the handle portion by the cap of the sheath portion, and the elongated tubular member of the sheath portion extends at least partially through the lumen of the sleeve, and wherein the sleeve and tubular member of the sheath portion are slidable with respect to each other along each other; a closure device having an internal member for sealing or anchoring and a filament connected to the internal member, the internal member being initially within the sheath portion and the filament initially extending through at least a portion of the lumen of the sheath portion and the lumen of the handle portion; and a winding mechanism connected to the handle portion, the winding mechanism having a knob operatively connected to the filament so that when the knob is turned in a predetermined direction, tension is applied to the filament.