Patent ID: 7841502
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for delivering a closure element to an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen, the apparatus comprising: a housing having proximal and distal ends; a locator assembly at least partially received within said housing, said locator assembly having a distal end region extendable into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen; a carrier assembly coupled with said locator assembly and at least partially received within said housing, said carrier assembly being adapted to retain a closure element; a triggering system coupled with and extending from said carrier assembly and at least partially disposed within said housing, said trigging system being configured to advance said carrier assembly toward said distal end region; and a throw reducing mechanism slideably disposed with respect to said housing, wherein said throw reducing mechanism is coupled with said triggering system such that said triggering system is adapted to move relative to said housing as said throw reducing mechanism slides relative to said housing.