Patent ID: 8926656
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering a closure element to an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen or body tissue, comprising: extending a backing member through an elongate tubular member into the opening such that said backing member engages the wall of the body lumen or the body tissue adjacent to the opening; positioning a distal end region of a carrier assembly through said elongate tubular member adjacent to the opening, said distal end region of said carrier assembly being configured to retain said closure element in a substantially tubular configuration and substantially within said carrier assembly; and releasing an energy storing member to deploy said closure element from said carrier assembly such that said closure element engages at least a portion of the wall of the body lumen or the body tissue, wherein said carrier assembly comprises a carrier member retaining said closure element in a substantially tubular configuration within said carrier assembly, and a pusher member adapted to deploy closure element, wherein said energy storing member is substantially disposed in a cavity located on one of said carrier member or said pusher member and said energy storing member increases in length greater than a length of said cavity upon being released.