Patent ID: 7618449
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A delivery system, comprising: an elongated carrier; a plurality of anchors configured to engage tissue, the plurality of anchors including a distal anchor, one or more intermediate anchors and a proximal anchor releasably carried within the elongated carrier and deliverable by the elongated carrier to a target tissue area; a suture having a distal end secured to the distal anchor and slidably engaged with the one or more intermediate anchors and the proximal anchor, wherein, when tension is applied to the suture the target tissue area is constricted; and a clamp slidably engaged with the suture and proximal to the proximal anchor, the clamp comprising a clamping region and a cutting region and configured to be advanced distally toward the proximal anchor and crimped, wherein the suture is clamped and cut under the tension.